Phedimus aizoon
in H. ’t Hart and U. Eggli, Evol. Syst. Crassulaceae, 168. 1995,.
Common names: Orpin aizoon
Basionym: Sedum aizoon Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 430. 1753
Synonyms: Sedum kamtschaticum subsp. ellacombeanum (Praeger) R. T. Clausen
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 223.
Flowering stems erect, 1.5–5 dm. Leaves alternate; blade elliptic-lanceolate, 4–8 cm, margins not glandular, those of distal leaves irregularly serrate. Flowers: sepals linear to lanceolate, 3.5–4.5 mm, apex blunt; petals erect basally, widely spreading distally, yellow, oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, 7–9 mm, apex mucronate. Carpels connate basally, divergent in fruit.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Open, rocky places, scrapes, old quarries
Elevation: 0-300 m
Distribution
Introduced; Alta., Man., N.B., N.W.T., Ont., Que., Sask., Iowa, Mass., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa., e, n Asia.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.