Phedimus spurius
in H. ’t Hart and U. Eggli, Evol. Syst. Crassulaceae, 168. 1995,.
Common names: Caucasian stonecrop orpin bâtard
Basionym: Sedum spurium M. Bieberstein Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 352. 1808
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 223.
Flowering stems creeping, 0.5–1.5 dm. Leaves opposite; blade obovate or orbiculate, 1–3 cm, margins prominently glandular, coarsely crenate apically. Flowers: sepals deltate to lanceolate, 4–4.5 mm, apex subobtuse; petals erect basally, recurved at tips, white to pink, ovate, 8–11 mm, apex shortly mucronate. Carpels erect in fruit, connate basally.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Rocky places, roadsides, fields, waste places
Elevation: 0-2000 m
Distribution
Introduced; Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que., Colo., Conn., Ill., Ind., Maine, Mass., Mich., N.J., N.Y., Pa., Vt., c Asia (Caucasus).
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.