Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sedum pusillum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Puck's Orpine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Superficially rather similar to Diamorpha smallii, and historically confused with it (see Wilbur 1988 for details), per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sedum pusillum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sedum pusillum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Sedum pusillum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 091-01-001:
Sedum pusillum FAMILY Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sedum pusillum
COMMON NAME:
Puck's Orpine, Granite Stonecrop
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Keith Bradley kab_sedum_pusillum_3194
March Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_sedum_pusillum_3209
March Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Each flower subtended by a leafy bract, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_sedum_pusillum_3287
March Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Will Stuart wil_2357964476_026194ec9e
March Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
It will be green in full shade, but takes on color anywhere it gets more sun. — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_8615228746_cb9c7aef9e
April Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
This rare succulent resembles the ubiquitous Diamorphii smallii, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
COMPARE
Elf-orpine and Puck's Orpine
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmspusillum_far2
May Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmspusillum_far3
May Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Found on granite outcrops in shallow soil & partial shade, oft under cedar, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmspusillum_fruitfar
May? Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Lvs fleshy, alternate, in spirals, blue-green or sometimes reddish in sun, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sedum pusillum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sedum pusillum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sedum pusillum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Sedum pusillum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 091-01-001:
Sedum pusillum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sedum pusillum
1350
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: In very thin soil (generally less than of vernally wet depressions on granite flatrocks, often in mats of the moss Hedwigia ciliata, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, spirally arranged
FLOWER:
Spring
White
4 sepals
4 petals
8 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p170
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p198
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p15
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p353
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p022
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p162
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