Sedum radiatum var. depauperatum

(R. T. Clausen) H. Ohba

J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 889. 2007,.

Basionym: Sedum radiatum subsp. depauperatum R. T. Clausen Sedum N. Amer., 258, figs. 59, 60. 1975
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 209. Mentioned on page 208.

Leaves of offsets glabrous. Cymes: primary branches often dichotomously forked, 3–8 cm. Flowers: petals white or creamy white, sometimes drying yellowish, 6–7 mm; anthers red, yellow, or light orange distally (orange); nectar scales 0.5–0.6 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Granodiorite rocks
Elevation: 100-1600 m

Discussion

Variety depauperatum has more flowers per cincinnus than does var. ciliosum and the nectar scales are narrower than those of var. ciliosum. Its leaves are similar to those of Sedum stenopetalum.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
perigynous +  and hypogynous +
light orange +, yellow +  and red +
acute +  and acuminate +
Hideaki Ohba +
(R. T. Clausen) H. Ohba +
spurred +  and short-spurred +
scarious +
Sedum radiatum subsp. depauperatum +
yellow-green +
0.44 cm4.4 mm <br />0.0044 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
lobed +  and toothed +
not glaucous +
subterete +, ovate +, lanceolate +, oblong-lanceolate +  and oblongelliptic +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
succulent +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
smaller +
not +  and recurved +
not circumscissile +
streaked with reddish-brown +  and straw colored +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
not circumscissile +
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
100-1600 m +
connate +  and distinct +
spreading;erect +
Granodiorite rocks +
axillary +  and terminal +
3-branched +  and 4-25-flowered +
persistent +  and deciduous +
connate +
yellow +  and orange +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
spatulate;reniform;spatulate;reniform;oblong;square;oblong +
semi-inferior +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
perigynous +  and hypogynous +
yellowish +, creamy white +  and white +
distinct +
carinate +  and elliptic-lanceolate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer. +
(3-)4-5(-12)[-30+]-carpellate +
distinct +  and connate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas +
reticulate-papillose +  and reticulate +
ovoid;ellipsoid +
green +  and yellow +
distinct +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
unequal +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
1 +  and many +
recurved +  and erect +
adnate +  and free +
antipetalous +
2 times as many as sepals +
branched +  and simple +
creeping +  and procumbent +
erect +  and horizontal +
succulent +
distinct +
Sedum stenopetalum subsp. radiatum +
Sedum radiatum var. depauperatum +
Sedum radiatum +
variety +
not conspicuous +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
biennial +  and annual +
3 +  and 5 +