Family: Stonecrop [Crassulaceae] |
Aeonium |
Aichryson |
Chiastophyllum |
Crassula |
Echeveria |
Jovibarba |
Sedum |
Sempervivum |
Umbilicus |
Many Stonecrops have 5 petals, such as Biting Stonecrop, English Stonecrop, White Stonecrop, Pink Stonecrop, Orpine, Ice-Plant, and Navelwort (which has bell-shaped flowers but with 5 triangular points. But some particular members have 3 petals (Mossy Stonecrop), others 4 petals (Roseroot and Pigmyweed), 6 petals (Reflex Stonecrop), 7 petals (Rock Stonecrop) or 12 petals (Houseleek). It could be argued that the Stonecrops exhibit flowers with the most varied number of petals, rather like chlorine or a transition metal element exhibiting the most valences.
Most Crassularaceae are bisexual, apart from Rhodiola which is dioecious (with male and female flowers on separate plants). Many species have succulent stems or succulent leaves, or both, but not all. |
[UMBILICUS] Navelwort
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Navelwort. (Umbilicus rupestris) | Photo: © RWD |
[CRASSULA] Pigmyweeds
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New-Zealand Pigmyweed. (Crassula helmsii) | Photo: © Paul Breslin |
Mossy Stonecrop (Crassula tillaea) | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
[SEDUM] Stonecrops
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White Stonecrop. (Sedum album) | Photo: © RWD |
English Stonecrop. (Sedum anglicum) | Photo: © RWD |
Biting Stonecrop. (Sedum acre) | Photo: © RWD |
Rock Stonecrop. (Sedum forsterianum) | Photo: © RWD |
Reflexed Stonecrop. (Sedum rupestre) | Photo: © RWD |
Thick-Leaved Stonecrop (Sedum dasyphyllum) | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
Kamchatka Stonecrop. (Sedum khamptschaticum) | Photo: © RWD |
Caucasian Stonecrop (Sedum spurium) | Photo: © RWD |
Orpine (Sedum telephium) | Photo: © RWD |
Sedum 'Herbstfreude' (Autumn joy) (Sedum spectabile x telephium) | Photo: © RWD |
Ice-Plant (Sedum spectabile) | Photo: © RWD |
Roseroot (Sedum rosea [aka Rhodiola rosea]) | Photo: © RWD |
[SEMPERVIVUM] House-Leeks
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House-Leek (Sempervivum tectorum) | Photo: © Joy Ahmad |
Family: Stonecrop [Crassulaceae] |