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Caucasian stonecrop

Sedum spurium M.Bieb.

alternative placement of the species: Phedimus spurius (M.Bieb.) 't Hart — the German Wikipedia and some databases use this name; GBIF treats Sedum spurium as the accepted name

Genus Sedum. Family Crassulaceae.

Caucasian stonecrop — Photographs 1
Caucasian stonecrop. Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, near. Hachenburg. 27.06.2019.
Photo: Ivan Klumov

Description

A perennial ground-cover succulent with numerous prostrate or creeping, rooting shoots; widely used in landscaping and often escaping. The leaves are fleshy, spatulate to obovate, 15 to 35 mm long and often crenate in the upper part; the star-shaped pink-purple flowers are borne in corymbs.
Translated from the German-language Wikipedia.

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Photographs

Caucasian stonecrop — Photographs 2
Caucasian stonecrop. Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, near. Hachenburg. 24.06.2019.
Photo: Ivan Klumov
Caucasian stonecrop — Photographs 3
Caucasian stonecrop. Germany, near Hachenburg. 24.06.2019.
Photo: Ivan Klumov.

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