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Photographer: Christopher Noll
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Family Crassulaceae
Sedum acre L.
gold-moss stonecrop, wall-pepper, yellow sedum
Sedum: from Latin sedo, "to sit," in reference to the manner in which some species attach themselves to stones or walls
acre: pungent
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | matting, perennial, 2"-4" tall forb, succulent, evergreen; stems creeping |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 1/2" wide; inflorescence of 2 or more, short, branched clusters (cymes); blooms June-July |
| Leaf: | alternate, less than 1/4" long, broadly oval with a tapering tip, crowded and overlapping, often with dead leaves below |
| Habitat: | in rocky, sandy soil |
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