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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Saxifragaceae
Penthorum sedoides L.
ditch stonecrop
Penthorum: from pente for "five" and oros for "a mark," referring to order of fives of flower
sedoides: sed for "sedentary" and oides for "like"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 6"-28" tall forb, simple or branched near the top |
| Flower: | green to white, 5-parted, 1/4" wide; inflorescence 3/4"-3" wide, flattish, terminal cluster (cyme) with stalked flowers seemingly from one side of the often curved, 2-4 branches; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 1/5" wide capsule |
| Leaf: | alternate, sharply toothed, lance-like to elliptical, pointed at both ends |
| Habitat: | wet; shores, streambanks; in muddy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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