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Crassulaceae
Sedum

not marked as a favorite taxon Sedum pulchellum Michaux. Common name: Widow’s-cross, Bluff Moss. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Calcareous rock outcrops. Distribution: E. Tennessee (Monroe, Knox, and Bradley counties) (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997) and nw. Georgia (Jones & Coile 1988) west to Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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ID notes: This species is easily distinguished from our other Sedum by its clasping stem leaves with auricles.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA8, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mo2, NcTx, NS, POWO, S13, Tn, Tx, W, Calie (1981), Clausen (1975); > Chetyson pulchella (Michx.) Á.Löve & D.Löve; > Chetyson vigilimontis (Small) Á.Löve & D.Löve; > Sedum pulchellum Michx. — S; > Sedum vigilimontis Small — S. Basionym: Sedum pulchellum Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Sedum pulchellum - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Sedum pulchellum© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
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