Phedimus spurius

(M. Bieberstein) ’t Hart in H. ’t Hart and U. Eggli

in H. ’t Hart and U. Eggli, Evol. Syst. Crassulaceae, 168. 1995,.

Common names: Caucasian stonecrop orpin bâtard
Basionym: Sedum spurium M. Bieberstein Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 352. 1808
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 223.

Flowering-stems creeping, 0.5–1.5 dm. Leaves opposite; blade obovate or orbiculate, 1–3 cm, margins prominently glandular, coarsely crenate apically. Flowers: sepals deltate to lanceolate, 4–4.5 mm, apex subobtuse; petals erect basally, recurved at tips, white to pink, ovate, 8–11 mm, apex shortly mucronate. Carpels erect in fruit, connate basally.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Rocky places, roadsides, fields, waste places
Elevation: 0-2000 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., Que., Colo., Conn., Ill., Ind., Maine, Mass., Mich., N.J., N.Y., Pa., Vt., c Asia (Caucasus)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Phedimus spurius"
perigynous +  and hypogynous +
mucronate +  and subobtuse +
Nancy R. Morin +
(M. Bieberstein) ’t Hart in H. ’t Hart and U. Eggli +
Sedum spurium +
lobed +  and toothed +
orbiculate +  and obovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
not circumscissile +
opposite +  and alternate +
Caucasian stonecrop +  and orpin bâtard +
not circumscissile +
Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, Vt. +  and c Asia (Caucasus) +
0-2000 m +
Rocky places, roadsides, fields, waste places +
axillary +  and terminal +
persistent +
semi-inferior +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
perigynous +  and hypogynous +
white +  and pink +
distinct +
recurved +  and erect +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Flowering summer. +
(3-)4-5(-12)[-30+]-carpellate +
in H. ’t Hart and U. Eggli, Evol. Syst. Crassulaceae, +
ellipsoid +
deltate +  and lanceolate +
unequal +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
1 +  and many +
adnate +  and free +
antipetalous +
branched +  and simple +
creeping +  and erect +
distinct +
Phedimus spurius +
Phedimus +
species +
not conspicuous +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +