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broadleaf stonecrop, spatula-leaf stonecrop

Habit Glabrous, glaucous perennial from numerous, stout rhizomes, with numerous sterile shoots and tight, basal rosettes, the flowering stems stout, erect to ascending, 8-20 cm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, spatulate-oblanceolate to spatulate-obovate, tapered to the base, strongly flattened but very succulent, 10-20 mm. long and 4-10 mm. broad, strongly overlapping.

Flowers

Inflorescence of leafy-bracteate, paniculate cymes; pedicles very short;

calyx lobes 5, oblong-lanceolate, 2.5-3.5 mm. long, rounded or obtuse;

petals 5, distinct, somewhat recurved, 7-10 mm. long, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, acute;

stamens 10, slightly shorter than the petals, 5 attached to the base of the petals.

Fruits

Follicles 5, erect until nearly mature, then divergent above the united basal portion.

Sedum spathulifolium

Flowering time April-June
Habitat Coastal cliffs, ledges, balds, and gravelly soil in the foothills.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southern British Columbia to California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. acre, S. album, S. brevifolium, S. divergens, S. forsterianum, S. lanceolatum, S. leibergii, S. oreganum, S. rupicola, S. stenopetalum, S. thartii
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