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| Sedum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum Torr. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||||||||||||
| Family: | Crassulaceae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genus: | Sedum | ||||||||||||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. & D. Löve | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common Names: | common stonecrop spearleaf stonecrop lance-leaved stonecrop |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada: | Yukon Territory – British Columbia – Alberta – southwestern Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southwestern Saskatchewan; Cypress Hills – Swift Current | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Mixed Grassland, Cypress Upland | ||||||||||||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | eroded grassland slopes and pine woods | ||||||||||||||||||
| Associated Species: | bastard toadflax, threadleaf sedge | ||||||||||||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| No information is available regarding the vulnerable status of common stonecrop, though it is likely that this species is less common and regionally restricted and therefore more vulnerable to habitat loss and human development. | |||||||||||||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 – 15 cm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roots: | rhizome woody | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stems: | perennial, erect or ascending, mat forming, stout, sterile shoots numerous, hairless | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, 6 – 15 mm long, linear to narrowly lance-shaped, round in cross section, succulent, smooth or finely bumpy, margin entire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inflorescence: | terminal, compact, several-branched, lacking bulblets | ||||||||||||||||||
| Flowers: | ~ 1 cm across; sepals 5, usually < 4 mm long, subequal, triangular to lance-shaped, persistent in fruit; petals 5, 7 – 10 mm long, exceeding stamens, yellowish, may age pinkish; carpels 5, basally fused | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fruits: | pod erect, opening along one line, grooved, tawny brown; beak 1.2 m long, spreading; seeds 5 – 25, 0.7 mm long | ||||||||||||||||||
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