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 name 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.[1] Most populations are in the Interior Low Plateau, and Ozark and Ouachita Mountains.[2]
It produces pink-white flowers in late spring. [3] It is a winter annual, germinating in the fall and dying and the summer. [4]
References
- ↑ Ozarkedge Wildflowers
- ↑ Biota of North America Program http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Sedum%20pulchellum.png
- ↑ Illinois WIldflowers
- ↑ Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin, Germination Ecology of Sedum pulchellum Michx. (Crassulaceae) American Journal of Botany, Vol. 64, No. 10 (Nov. - Dec., 1977), pp. 1242-1247
