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Widow's-Cross (Sedum pulchellum)

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

Sedum pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common names widowscross[1] and widow's cross. It is native to calcareous areas of the South-Central and Southeastern United States and where it is found on flat rock outcrops, particularly cedar glades.[2] Most populations are in the Interior Low Plateau, and Ozark and Ouachita Mountains.[3]

It produces pink-white flowers in late spring.[4] It is a winter annual, germinating in the fall and dying in the summer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sedum pulchellum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)". Ozarkedge Wildflowers.
  3. ^ "Sedum pulchellum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  4. ^ Hilty, John (2016). "Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)". Illinois Wildflowers.
  5. ^ Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C. (1977). "Germination Ecology of Sedum pulchellum Michx. (Crassulaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 64 (10): 1242–1247. doi:10.2307/2442487. JSTOR 2442487.