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Dwarf tree stonecrop (Sedum oxypetalum)

Description

Sedum oxypetalum is a small, sometimes deciduous, tree-shaped, succulent shrub up to 4 feet (1.2 m) tall, with a stout trunk and upright stems with pale gray-green papery pealing bark. The stems hold small rounded obovate shaped medium green colored leaves with a small notch at the tip. In summer appear the fragrant, star-shaped, very pale yellow with pinkish-apricot colored centered flowers.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Saxifragales

            • Family: Crassulaceae

              • Genus: Sedum