Sedum palmeri is a species of plant in the family Crassulaceae native to Mexico with persistent light green leaves, becoming marked in red during winter.[2]
Sedum palmeri | |
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The rosette shape of the leaves | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Sedum |
Species: | S. palmeri
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Binomial name | |
Sedum palmeri S.Watson[1]
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The plant is about 30 cm high and 40 cm wide, and forms a rounded cushion with leaves arranged in rosettes located at the tips of stems. The abundant golden yellow flowers bloom in spring.
Sedum palmeri is often cultivated as an ornamental succulent.
References edit
- ^ Watson, Sereno (1882). Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xvii. 355.
- ^ Filippi, Olivier (2007). Pour un jardin sans arrosage (For a garden without irrigation) (in French). Arles: Actes Sud. p. 183. ISBN 978-2-7427-6730-4.
External links edit
- Media related to Sedum palmeri at Wikimedia Commons