Sedum laxum

Sedum laxum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common name roseflower stonecrop.[1] It is native to southwestern Oregon and northwestern California, where it can be found in rocky mountainous habitat. It is a succulent plant forming basal rosettes of oval or oblong leaves up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is made up of one or more erect arrays of many flowers. The flowers have reddish or yellowish petals up to 1.3 centimeters long each.

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

References

  1. "Sedum laxum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.


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