Sedella pentandra

Sedella pentandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedella
Species: S. pentandra
Binomial name
Sedella pentandra
H.K.Sharsm.
Synonyms

Parvisedum pentandrum

Sedella pentandra is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family known by the common name Mt. Hamilton mock stonecrop.[1] It is endemic to California, where it grows in the Central Coast Ranges and adjacent sections of the Central Valley and coastline. It often grows on sandstone and serpentine soils. This is an annual herb growing no more than 8 centimeters high. It has small succulent leaves each a few millimeters long. The flowers atop the threadlike stems have fleshy sepals and yellowish petals a few millimeters in length.

References

  1. "Sedella pentandra". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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