Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : sedse
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Sedum altissimum Poiret, Sedum nicaeense All.
Classification: Crassulaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: pale stonecrop
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: ES : uña de gatos ; FR : sédum de Nice ; IT : borracina di Nizza ; PT : ; EN : pale stonecrop ;
Biological type: Perennial with stolons
Seedling:
- Plant propagates overall vegetatively (stolons...); establishment from seedling is rare.
- Height: 30-50 cm. Plant glaucous, glabrous, giving sterile offsets.
- Stem erect, stout and straight.
- Leaves erect along the stem, very thickened, somewhat tapered at base, ovate -lanceolate, mucronate. Leaves of flowerless branches very closed on 5 rows. Cauline leaves in pseudo-bracts.
- Flowers very pale yellow in corymb. Inflorescence with branches outward-directed at flowering. 5-8 sepals and petals obtuse apex, petals 3-4 times longer than the sepals. Filaments with translucent basal hairs.
- Fruit with 5-8 erect and acute apex carpels.
- Cultivated as ornamental plant. Plant melliferous.
- Biological type: perennial with stolons.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Present
Rare
