| Sedum pulchellum | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. pulchellum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sedum pulchellum | |
Sedum pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae 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
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum pulchellum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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). 2014.
- ^ 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. doi: 10.2307/2442487. JSTOR 2442487.
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| Sedum pulchellum | |
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. pulchellum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sedum pulchellum | |
Sedum pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae 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
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum pulchellum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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). 2014.
- ^ 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. doi: 10.2307/2442487. JSTOR 2442487.
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