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Mossy stonecrop (Sedum lydium)

Description

Sedum lydium is a classic groundcover up to 4 inches (10 cm), with succulent, evergreen leaves up to 0.2 inch (5 mm) long. The leaves turn completely red in a drought and during the fall and winter. Clusters of white flowers appear in early summer.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Saxifragales

            • Family: Crassulaceae

              • Genus: Sedum