Sedum pulchellum
| Sedum pulchellum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. pulchellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sedum pulchellum Michx. | |
Sedum pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family known by the common names widowscross[1] and widow's cross. It is native to calcareous areas of the South-Central and Southeastern United States and where it is found on flat rock outcrops, particularly cedar glades.[2] Most populations are in the Interior Low Plateau, and Ozark and Ouachita Mountains.[3]
It produces pink-white flowers in late spring.[4] It is a winter annual, germinating in the fall and dying in the summer.[5]
References
- ↑ "Sedum pulchellum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)". Ozarkedge Wildflowers.
- ↑ "Sedum pulchellum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2013.
- ↑ Hilty, John (2016). "Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)". Illinois Wildflowers.
- ↑ Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C. (1977). "Germination Ecology of Sedum pulchellum Michx. (Crassulaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 64 (10): 1242–1247. JSTOR 2442487.
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