Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Sedum wrightii A. Gray, PL Wright. 1 : 76. 1852
Perennial, glabrous; stems weak, decumbent, IS dm. long or less, often with long branches. Basal and lower leaves ovate, obtuse, 6-10 mm. long, those of the inflorescence oblong to spatulate-oblong, much smaller ; cjTues compact ; flowers very short-pedicelled, cal3rx:-segments oblong, obtuse, half the length of the petals ; petals spatulate to spatulateobovate, obtuse or obtusish, apiculate, white tinged with rose, 6-8 mm. long, their tips spreading ; follicles erect, a little shorter than the petals, tipped with the subulate styles.
Type locality : Hills near the San Pedro river, in crevices of rocks, and summits of mountains near El Paso, Texas.
Distribution : New Mexico, western Texas, Chihuahua and Coahuila.
- bibliographic citation
- John Kunkel SmaII, George Valentine Nash, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose, Per Axel Rydber. 1905. ROSALES, PODOSTEMONACEAE, CRASSULACEAE, PENTHORACEAE and PARNASSIACEAE. North American flora. vol 22(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
