UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Sedum spathulifolium

Sedum rupicola

broadleaf stonecrop, spatula-leaf stonecrop

lance-leaved 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. Glabrous perennial from rhizomes, with numerous sterile shoots and basal rosettes, the flowering stems 5-20 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.

Leaves alternate, ovoid to ellipsoid, slightly flattened, 4-9 mm. long, incurved, mostly deciduous by flowering time.
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.

Flowers mostly in compact cymes;

sepals 5, triangular-lanceolate, 2-3.5 mm. long;

petals 5, yellow, distinct, lanceolate and pointed, 6-7 mm. long;

stamens 10, spreading, about 2 mm. 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.

Follicles 5, erect, united at the base, each with a small gland at the base, and tipped by the erect or divergent, tapered style.

Sedum spathulifolium

Sedum rupicola
Flowering time April-June June-August
Habitat Coastal cliffs, ledges, balds, and gravelly soil in the foothills. Open, exposed places, usually on rocks or in gravelly soil, at moderate elevations in the mountains.
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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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington east to Idaho.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern 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
S. acre, S. album, S. brevifolium, S. divergens, S. forsterianum, S. lanceolatum, S. leibergii, S. oreganum, S. spathulifolium, S. stenopetalum, S. thartii
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