Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Sedum stelliforme S. Watson
(Huachuca Mountain Stonecrop)
Family: Crassulaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Sedum stelliforme is similar to Sedum cockerelli, with which it shares habitat. Both grow on rocks or rocky slopes in middle to upper elevations. Both usually have one flowering stem which is branched towards the apex. The leaves on the stem of Sedum stelliforme are rounder in cross-section (terete) rather than more flattened as in Sedum cockerelli.
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Sedum stelliforme, photo Russ Kleinman & the GNPS Field Trip to Rocky Canyon, Sept. 16, 2007
Sedum stelliforme, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Leith Young, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
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