Sedum hispanicum, the Spanish stonecrop,[1] is a species of plant in the family Crassulaceae.
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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. hispanicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sedum hispanicum L.
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Description
editSedum 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
editSedum 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
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum hispanicum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b Tohme, Georges; Tohme, Henriette (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon (2nd ed.). National Council For Scientific Research.
- ^ "Sedum hispanicum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-24.