Biology:Hylotelephium cauticola

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Short description: Species of succulent


Hylotelephium cauticola
Hylotelephium cauticolum1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Hylotelephium
Species:
H. cauticola
Binomial name
Hylotelephium cauticola
(Praeger) H.Ohba
Synonyms[1]

Sedum cauticola Praeger

Hylotelephium cauticola, the cliff stonecrop, syn. Sedum cauticola, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Hokkaido, Japan. Growing to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a carpet-forming succulent perennial with trailing stems of pink-tinged grey-green round leaves, and purplish pink star-shaped flowers in autumn.[2][3]

The specific epithet cauticola means "growing on cliffs", referring to the plant's favoured habitat.[4]

It is grown in rock gardens and alpine gardens in alkaline to neutral soil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

References

  1. "Hylotelephium cauticola (Praeger) H.Ohba". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274205-1. 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Hylotelephium cauticola | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 3 June 2013 }}
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315. 
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Sedum cauticola". http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1815. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 

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