Sedum debile

Sedum debile, commonly called orpine stonecrop or weakstem stonecrop, is a low growing carpet forming flowering plant species of the genus Sedum in the family Crassulaceae.

Sedum debile
Sedum debile flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species:
S. debile
Binomial name
Sedum debile

Description and distribution

The species' pedicels are long while the stems are slender and weak with round and flat leaves and yellow colored flowers.[1]

The flowers of Sedum debile have sepals which are pale green and glaucous in color. The lanceolate and equal leaves are 2–4.2 by 1.3–2 millimetres (0.079 in–0.165 in × 0.051 in–0.079 in). Pedicels are 1.2 millimetres (0.047 in) long while the leaves on them are 4.2–7.2 by 2.8–4.3 millimetres (0.17 in–0.28 in × 0.11 in–0.17 in). The apex, while obtuse is also emarginated.[2]

The species flowers during summer months and can be found on elevation of 1,500–3,500 metres (4,900–11,500 ft) in states such as Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.[2]

References
  1. Garrett, Albert Osbun (1912). Spring Flora of the Wasatch Region (2nd ed.). p. 50.
  2. Sedum debile. 8. Flora of North America. p. 201.


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