Sedum hispanicum

Sedum hispanicum, the Spanish stonecrop,[1] is a species of plant in the family Crassulaceae.

Sedum hispanicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species:
S. hispanicum
Binomial name
Sedum hispanicum
L.

Description

Sedum hispanicum is aglabrous or somewhat pubescent annual, 5–15 cm tall. Its stems branch. Its linear leaves are alternate, 7–10 mm long and rounded. Its flowers are usually six-parted, sometimes 7–9-parted, arranged in unilateral cymes. Its sepals are ovate-acute. Its white petals have a purple midrib, and are 5–7 mm long, lanceolate and acuminate. Its carpels are stellate. It flowers March to June.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Sedum hispanicum is native from south-central and southeastern Europe to Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Notwithstanding its specific epithet hispanicum, this stonecrop is not native to Spain.[3] It thrives in loose rocky soil with plenty of drainage.[2]

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum hispanicum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. Tohme, Georges; Tohme, Henriette (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon (2nd ed.). National Council For Scientific Research.
  3. "Sedum hispanicum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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