Sedum lanceolatum |
Sedum brevifolium |
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lance-leaved stonecrop |
short-leaved stonecrop |
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Habit | Carpels 5, erect, distinct, the styles very short, divergent. | |
Leaves | Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate and terete to ovate and somewhat flattened, not keeled, 5-20 mm. long, mostly deciduous by flowering time. |
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Flowers | Follicles 5, erect, united at the base, each with a small gland at the base, and tipped by the erect or divergent, tapered style. |
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Fruits | Erect follicles. |
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Sedum lanceolatum |
Sedum brevifolium |
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Identification notes | Leaves of flower stems are alternate, terete and not strongly incurved. | |
Flowering time | May-August | June-September |
Habitat | On rocks or gravel in open, dry areas, from sea level to the alpine. | Cliffs and exposed rock faces. |
Distribution | Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains in the U.S. and Canada.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington in King County, WA. |
Origin | Native | Introduced from southern Europe |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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