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Sedum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500.
Sedum acre L. – wall-pepper, goldmoss sedum, goldmoss stonecrop, biting stonecrop; Sedum actinocarpum Yamam. Sedum adolphi Raym.-Hamet – Golden Sedum, Adolph's Sedum, Golden Glow Sedum; Sedum aetnense Tineo; Sedum alamosanum S.Watson; Sedum albomarginatum R.T.Clausen – (Feather River stonecrop) Sedum album L. – white stonecrop; Sedum ...
Phedimus spurius shows considerable variation in leaf shape and size, as well as flower color. In the northeastern part of its range, white-flowered forms (once described as Sedum involucratum and S. oppositifolium ) are more common, while in the west, red-flowered forms dominate.
The Crassulaceae (/ ˈ k r æ s j uː l eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /, from Latin crassus, thick), also known as the crassulas, the stonecrops or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon angiosperms primarily characterized by succulent leaves and a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), in which plants photosynthesize in the daytime and exchange ...
In general, Sedum spathulifolium is a succulent plant producing mats of basal rosettes from a system of rhizomes. The basal leaves are 1 or 2 centimeters long. They are sometimes coated in a waxy, powdery looking exudate. The inflorescence is a short, erect array of many small flowers with five yellow petals. When in fruit, the five carpels are ...
Hylotelephium spectabile (syn. Sedum spectabile) is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to China and Korea. Its common names include showy stonecrop, [2] iceplant, [3] and butterfly stonecrop. [4]
Sedum alfredii is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is a succulent perennial subshrub native to southern China, Taiwan, and Korea. [1] The herb has top or tip branched stems that ascend from between 10 and 20 cm in length. Leaves of Sedum alfredii are deciduous and alternate proximally on the stem.
Phedimus selskianus is a species of succulent flowering plant from the Crassulaceae family. Phedimus selskianus was originally described, in 1861, as Sedum selskianum. In 1931 it was demoted to a subspecies of Sedum aizoon. In the most recent classification of the crassulacean plants, the species is placed in the genus Phedimus rather than Sedum.