Hylotelephium cauticola (Hylotelephium cauticola)
Description
Sedum cauticola (cliff stonecrop) syn. Hylotelephium cauticola 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.The specific epithet cauticola means "growing on cliffs", referring to the plant's favoured habitat.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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Saxifragales
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Family: Crassulaceae
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Genus: Hylotelephium
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