Sedum obtusatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common name Sierra stonecrop.[1] It is native to the Sierra Nevada and adjacent high mountain ranges of California, its distribution extending north into Oregon and east into Nevada. It grows in rocky mountain habitat.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. obtusatum
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Description edit
It is a succulent plant forming basal rosettes of waxy leaves. The leaves are oval or spoon shaped and up to 3 centimeters long, with smaller ones occurring farther up the stem. The leaves are green to blue green to red tinged or all red. The inflorescence is an erect, sometimes flat-topped array of many flowers. The flowers have white petals tinged with green, yellow, or orange. It typically blooms from May to June.[2]
Though it is not an obligatory host, it is described as a beneficial organism for the Euptoieta claudia butterfly.[3]
Variety edit
One variety of this species, var. paradisum, is a very rare plant limited to the Trinity Mountains of California; it is sometimes treated as a species in its own right, the Canyon Creek stonecrop (Sedum paradisum).[4][5]
References edit
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum obtusatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Calflora: Sedum obtusatum". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Plant Characteristics and Associations - Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile: S. paradisum
- ^ Flora of North America: var. paradisum
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