Jepson Interchange (more information)
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
Print edition is available from the University of California Press |
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Annual to subshrubs, fleshy
Leaves generally simple, generally basal and cauline, alternate or opposite, generally reduced upward
Inflorescence: generally cyme, generally bracted
Flower: sepals generally 3–5, generally ± free; petals generally 3–5, ± free or fused; stamens = to >> sepals, free or epipetalous; pistils generally 3–5, simple (sometimes fused at base), ovary 1-chambered, placenta 1, parietal, ovules 1–many, style 1
Fruit: follicles generally 3–5
Seeds 1–many, small
Genera in family: ± 30 genera, ± 1500 species: ± worldwide, especially dry temp; many cultivated for ornamental. Family description and generic key by Melinda F. Denton and Reid Moran.
Annual, small, generally branched near base, glabrous
Leaves cauline, alternate, early deciduous, oblong-elliptic to ovoid; tip rounded to obtuse
Inflorescence: flowers solitary or in 0–3-branched cyme
Flower: sepals 5; petals 5, linear to narrowly ovate, slightly fused at base, yellow, midrib often reddish; stamens 5 or 10; pistils 5, oblong, stigmas ± 0.1 mm diam
Fruits erect to curved out, glabrous or glandular
Seed 1 per follicle, 0.7–2 mm, elliptic, brown
Species in genus: 4 species: CA
Etymology: (Latin: small Sedum)
Recent taxonomic note: *This genus now treated as Sedella which has priority over Parvisedum. [Eggli, U. 1992 Bradleya 10:83]
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Plant 1–9 cm
Leaf 2–4.5 mm, ± 1–2 mm wide
Flower: sepals 0.5–0.6 mm, ± 0.3 mm wide; petals 2–2.8 mm, 0.4–0.6 mm wide; stamens 10, anthers ± 0.2 mm, yellow or reddish brown
Fruit 1.2–2 mm, ± glandular on inner surface, (widely) spreading
Seed 0.8–1.2 mm
Chromosomes: n=9
Ecology: Open, rocky, often wet sites
Elevation: 50–1500 m.
Bioregional distribution: Sierra Nevada
Recent taxonomic note: *Sedella congdonii (Eastw.) Britton & RoseHorticultural information: SUN, winterWET, summerDRY: 7, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
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