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They grow in two rows along the stems, which is why the plant is sometimes called "two-row stonecrop", [3] and vary in shape from spoon-like to rounded or oblong, with a wedge-shaped base and small, rounded teeth along the upper edges. [2] Leaf size ranges from 15–35 mm in length and 10–12 mm in width. [2]
Sedum humifusum, the miniature Mexican stonecrop, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. [1] [2] It is native to the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Querétaro, and Hidalgo. [3] A creeping perennial reaching 1 cm (0.4 in), it is available from commercial suppliers, and is hardy to USDA Zone 9. [1] [2]
When treated as Phedimus sensu lato, i.e. including Aizopsis, subgenus Phedimus (Phedimus sensu stricto) has creeping and rooting stems, flowers white, pink, red or purplish and chromosome numbers x=5,6,7, while subgenus Aizoon has annual shoots often woody at base, emerging from woody rhizomes, flowers yellow, orange or reddish and x=8. [3]
Sedum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the grey chi moth. In particular, Sedum spathulifolium is the host plant of the endangered San Bruno elfin butterfly of San Mateo County, California.
The entire plant is smooth in texture, with the lower part of the plant creeping and the upper part leaning or nearly erect, reaching a height of approximately 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in). [2] [3] The leaves are spatulate or slightly rhomboid, with entire leaf margins, with a slightly protruding or short-pointed apex. The leaves are arranged ...
The last subtribe, the Sedinae, represents the last four clades (4–7) and contained half of the genera and species of Crassulaceae, including Sedum, which is represented in all four clades, and the bulk of clades 5 and 7. In addition to Sedum, 16 other genera are recognised. Aeonium is basal divergence, followed by Sempervivum, with ...
Sedum acre, commonly known as the goldmoss stonecrop, [2] mossy stonecrop, [3] goldmoss sedum, biting stonecrop, [4] and wallpepper, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is native to Europe, northern and western Asia and North Africa, but is also naturalised in North America, [5] Japan, [citation needed] and New Zealand ...
Sedum caeruleum, commonly known as the azure stonecrop, sky stone-crop, baby-blue stone-crop or red-leaf, is a species of Sedum from the family Crassulaceae. It is native to Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Sardinia, Corsica, and Sicily. The plant is a short, bushy annual with pale blue flowers. The leaves are succulent, narrowly oblong, and usually ...