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Jenny's stonecrop (Petrosedum pruinatum)

Description

Sedum rupestre is a mat-forming stonecrop with small, fleshy, gray-green leaves up to 0.75 inch (2 cm) long. It is an evergreen plant that grows up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall but spreads up to 24 inches (60 cm) wide. The yellow flowers are star-shaped, up to 0.5 inch (1.2 cm) wide, and appear in terminal cymes in summer.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Saxifragales

            • Family: Crassulaceae

              • Genus: Petrosedum