Nuttall's stonecrop
Also known as: yellow stonecrop
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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect or ascending
- Leaves
- Alternate, sessile, thick, often round in cross section; blade lanceolate to elliptic or oblong, .1 to .5 inch long, .06 to .07 inch wide.
- Inflorescence
- Terminal or axillary, usually cymes, sometimes spikes or thyrses, usually secund, with 2-7 radiating, +/- horizontal branches.
- Flower
- Bisexual, radially symmetric; sepals 4-7, yellowish green, oblong to triangular, .02 to .1 inch long, .02 to .06 inch wide; petals 4-7, yellow, distinct or slightly connate basally, lanceolate, .08 to .16 inch; scale-like nectar glands present; stamens 8(-14), those directly in front of petals usually adnate to bases of petals; anthers yellow; pistils 4-7, distinct; style 1 per pistil; stigma 1 per pistil.
- Fruit
- Follicles, nearly perpendicular to pedicel at maturity, .1 to .2 inch; style .02 to .04 inch; seeds 1-30+ per carpel, oblong-ellipsoid, ca .02 inch.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Shallow soil over limestone or sandstone in woods, glades, and prairies
- Distribution
- Known only from Chautauqua, Elk, and Montgomery Counties in Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
Plants pale green, succulent. Sedum, to sit, alluding to the habit, and nuttallii, for botanist and naturalist Thomas Nuttall. Sedum nuttallii Torr. & E. James is an older name than S. nuttallianum Raf.; the latter is used for this species in much of the older literature.
Synonyms
Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.
Scientific Name: Sedum nuttallianum
Full Citation: Sedum nuttallianum Raf.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Crassulaceae - Stonecrop Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 1-4 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2018-11-05
Color Groups
Yellow Wildflowers
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Blooms: May, June, July