Sedum japonicum




Family Crassulaceae
Subfamily Sedoideae
Tribe Sedeae
Subtribe Sedinae
Scientific name Sedum japonicum Siebold ex Miquel
Synonyms Sedum chrysastrum Hance; Sedum uniflorum Hooker & Arnott subsp. japonicum (Siebold ex Miquel) H. Ohba
Common name (Japanese common name) meno-man-nen-gusa (メノマンネングサ, 雌万年草 [meaning: female thousand years weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Habitat Seaside rocks or field, mountane rocks
Chromosomal number n=19, 2n=38
Description Plants 5-15cm tall. Leaves 5-12mm long, ca. 2mm wide. Flowers 5 yellow petals each 6-7mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Sedum japonicum Siebold ex Miquel



May 2008
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May 2008
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May 2008
at Sanri-ga-hama Beach



May 2008
at Sanri-ga-hama Beach
May 2008
at Sanri-ga-hama Beach