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Coast Range Stonecrop

Sedum radiatum S. Wats.

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Sedum radiatum S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 18 : 193. 1883
Annual, propagating by deciduous buds formed in the axils of the lowest leaves, or perhaps perennial by basal rosettes ; stems simple or branched, 7-15 cm. high, decumbent at the base. I^eaves oblong to ovate-oblong, obtuse or acutish, somewhat clasping, 5-12 mm. long, 2-4 mm. wide, papillose and veiny when dry ; cymes severalforked ; flowers sessile ; calyx-segments much shorter than the petals, triangular, acute ; petals yellow, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, 7-12 mm. long; follicles subulate-tipped, 3-4 mm. long, widely divergent from the slightly united bases.
Type locality : Coast ranges of California. Distribution : California and Oregon.
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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
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Sedum radiatum

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Sedum radiatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common name Coast Range stonecrop.[1] It is native to Oregon and California, where it is known from several coastal and inland mountain ranges, including the Klamath Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. It grows in many types of rocky habitat, sometimes on serpentine soils. It is an annual or biennial succulent plant producing several stems with elevated, somewhat basal rosettes of leaves. The leaves are not much more than a centimeter long. They are green or yellowish with green, purple or red veining. The inflorescence is a short, erect array of many densely packed flowers. The flowers have yellow, cream, or white petals which are lance-shaped and one half to 1 centimeter long.

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum radiatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

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Sedum radiatum: Brief Summary

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Sedum radiatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common name Coast Range stonecrop. It is native to Oregon and California, where it is known from several coastal and inland mountain ranges, including the Klamath Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. It grows in many types of rocky habitat, sometimes on serpentine soils. It is an annual or biennial succulent plant producing several stems with elevated, somewhat basal rosettes of leaves. The leaves are not much more than a centimeter long. They are green or yellowish with green, purple or red veining. The inflorescence is a short, erect array of many densely packed flowers. The flowers have yellow, cream, or white petals which are lance-shaped and one half to 1 centimeter long.

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