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Spreading Stonecrop

Sedum divergens

Photo by YukoChartraw
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Field Notes

Description:

Mat-forming perennial, succulent, hairless. Many sterile shoots ascending. Stems fleshy, to 5 in. long, with numerous green to bright red succulent leaves. Leaves oval to ball-shaped, with wrinkles or dimples. Leaves on flower stems oblong, convex. Flower clusters 1/3–2 in. across atop 2–5 in. stems. Flowers yellow; 5 lance-shaped petals with pointed tips curve out, star-like.

Habitat:

Grows in gravelly areas or rocky slopes at mid elevations and in subalpine areas.

Notes:

Spotted on the Mt. Townsend Trail in the Olympic National Forest, WA.

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