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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 35, generally ± free; petals generally 35, ± free or fused; stamens = to >> sepals, free or epipetalous; pistils generally 35, simple (sometimes fused at base), ovary 1-chambered, placenta 1, parietal, ovules 1many, style 1
Fruit: follicles generally 35
Seeds 1many, 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.
Generally per from rhizomes or stout, scaly caudex, generally glabrous
Leaves sessile, generally alternate, generally obovate to spoon-shaped
Inflorescence generally raceme- to panicle-like
Flower: sepals 45, free to fused below, < petals, obtuse to long-tapered; petals 45, free or fused below, erect to spreading; stamens 8 or 10, in 2 whorls, barely epipetalous; pistils 45, free or fused below,
Fruit erect or spreading
Seeds many, elliptic, often winged at both ends
Etymology: (Latin: to assuage, from healing properties of houseleek, to which Sedum was applied by some authors)
Reference: [Denton 1982 Brittonia 34:4877]
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Plant 714 cm, glabrous, strongly glaucous; rosettes 16 cm diam, internodes between leaves < 3 mm
Leaves obtuse to notched; rosette leaves 1135 mm, widest 23 mm from tip, 23 mm thick; cauline leaves 713 mm
Inflorescence 15 cm, 750-flowered, generally flat-topped
Flower: petals 711 mm, obovate, slightly abruptly pointed, very pale yellow or cream; anthers yellow
Fruit 610 mm, erect
Seed 0.91.5 mm
Chromosomes: n=15
Ecology: Rocky slopes
Elevation: 4002000 m.
Bioregional distribution: n Klamath Ranges (nw Siskiyou Co.)
Distribution outside California: sw Oregon
Horticultural information: In cultivation.