Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sedum pulchellum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sedum pulchellum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sedum pulchellum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Sedum pulchellum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sedum pulchellum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sedum vigilimontis
COMMON NAME:
Widow's Cross, Glade Stonecrop, Rock Moss, Lime Stonecrop
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sepu_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_sedum_pulchellum_2_5
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_sedum_pulchellum_2_5b
May
Sepals erect, distinct, light green, linear-lanceolate, unequal, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_sedum_pulchellum_3
May
Petals rose-colored to white, anthers dark red, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Dan Whitten sdw_050518_s_pulchellum1
May Madison County AL
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Dan Whitten sdw_050518_s_pulchellum2
May Madison County AL
Flowers crowded on 3-7 short divergent branches, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Dan Whitten sdw_050518_s_pulchellum3
May Madison County AL
Leaves of flower-bearing stems linear, sagittate-spurred (spurs clasping stem), per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sedum pulchellum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sedum pulchellum
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sedum pulchellum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Sedum pulchellum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sedum pulchellum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sedum vigilimontis
2806
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: calcareous rock outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink/White
4 sepals (usually)
4 petals (usually)
8 stamens (usually)
FRUIT:
Summer?
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p170
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p022
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p162
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p108
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p136
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p064
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