Biology:Sedum cauticola

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Cliff stonecrop
Hylotelephium cauticolum1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species:
S. cauticola
Binomial name
Sedum cauticola
Praeger
Synonyms

Hylotelephium cauticola (Praeger) H.Ohba

Sedum cauticola, the cliff stonecrop, syn. Hylotelephium cauticola[citation needed] is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to 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.[1][2]

The specific epithet cauticola means "growing on cliffs", referring to the plant's favoured habitat.[3]

In cultivation it is suitable for a rock garden or alpine garden in alkaline to neutral soil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

  1. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Sedum 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 }}
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964. 
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315. 
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Sedum cauticola". http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1815. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5215924 entry