stonecrops

genus Sedum

Member of stonecrop family (family Crassulaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Except for extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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coast range stonecrop
Sedum radiatum

round leaves:https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/viewphoto.cgi?arg=/app/up/entry/87/26399.jpg

• rosette leaves and leaves on sterile shoots widest at or proximal to middle
• round to slightly flattened in cross-section
• uncommon

green cockscomb
Sedum praealtum

• subshrub, stout and woody at base
• all others are herbs
• stems 50–120 cm
• yellow petals and anthers
• rare

white stonecrop
Sedum album

• leaves round to slightly flattened or flattened on only one side (planoconvex)
• white petals white
• all other local species have yellow petals
• rare

christmas-cheer
Sedum × rubrotinctum

• artificial hybrid

iNaturalist has a bunch more species observed in the bay area, but with no more than 3 observations each.

Toxicity of sedum (Sedum spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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1 observed taxon / 4 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 2 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• Pinnacles NP

Months:

• Jul.: 1
• Aug.: 0
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora