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Photographer: Robert H. Read
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Family Crassulaceae
Sedum telephium L. subsp. telephium
live-forever, witch's-moneybags
Sedum: from Latin sedo, "to sit," in reference to the manner in which some species attach themselves to stones or walls
telephium: old name maybe after king of Mysia, Telephus
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| Status: | Introduced - persisting and spreading |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-24" tall forb, succulent; stems tufted, unbranched |
| Flower: | white to pink drying to a rusty brown, 5-parted, 1/3" wide; inflorescence a 1 1/2"- 4" rounded, many-branched cluster, the branches slightly winged; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Leaf: | alternate or opposite, mostly elliptical, flat, often with course teeth |
| Habitat: | dry; in rocky soil |
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