Sedum laxum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae[1] known by the common name roseflower stonecrop.[2] It is native to southwestern Oregon and northwestern California, where it can be found in rocky mountainous habitat. It is a succulent plant forming basal rosettes of oval or oblong leaves up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is made up of one or more erect arrays of many flowers. The flowers have reddish or yellowish petals up to 1.3 centimeters long each.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. laxum
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| Sedum laxum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Echeveria gormanii A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Sedum laxum (Britton) A.Berger". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum laxum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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