Biology:Sedum pulchellum
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Short description: Species of succulent
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. pulchellum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sedum pulchellum Michx.
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Sedum pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common names widowscross[1] and widow's cross. It is native to calcareous areas of the South-Central and Southeastern United States and where it is found on flat rock outcrops, particularly cedar glades.[2] Most populations are in the Interior Low Plateau, and Ozark and Ouachita Mountains.[3]
It produces pink-white flowers in late spring.[4] It is a winter annual, germinating in the fall and dying in the summer.[5]
References
- ↑ "Sedum pulchellum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SEPU. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)". http://ozarkedgewildflowers.com/summer-wildflowers/widows-cross-sedum-pulchellum/.
- ↑ "Sedum pulchellum", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Sedum%20pulchellum.png
- ↑ Hilty, John (2016). "Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)". http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/widow_cross.html.
- ↑ Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C. (1977). "Germination Ecology of Sedum pulchellum Michx. (Crassulaceae)". American Journal of Botany 64 (10): 1242–1247. doi:10.2307/2442487.
Wikidata ☰ Q15486335 entry
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