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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 Pinus woods | ||||||||||||||||||
| Associated Species: | Carex filifolia, Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Sedum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum, 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, glabrous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, 6 – 15 mm long, linear to linear-lanceolate, terete, succulent, smooth or finely papillate, margin entire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inflorescence: | cyme terminal, compact, several-branched, lacking bulblets | ||||||||||||||||||
| Flowers: | ~ 1 cm across; calyx 5-merous, usually < 4 mm long, subequal, triangular-lanceolate, persistent in fruit; corolla 5-merous, 7 – 10 mm long, exceeding stamens, yellowish, may age pinkish; stamens 10; carpels 5, basally connate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fruits: | follicle erect, striate, tawny brown; beak 1.2 m long, spreading; seeds 5 – 25, 0.7 mm long | ||||||||||||||||||
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