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Family = Crassulaceae,

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Crassula aquatica   (water pygmyweed)  
(= Tillaea aquatica in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Weak, glabrous annual with prostrate and nodally rooting to ascending to erect, freely-branching stems 2-6 cm. long.
Distribution: Occurring in scattered localities across Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, and in the southeastern and northeastern regions of North America.
Habitat: Mud flats and vernal pools.

Crassula connata   (sand pygmyweed)  
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Annual, terrestrial herbs, the stems erect, red in age, simple or bushy-branching, 2-6 cm. tall.
Distribution: Known in Washington only from San Juan County; British Columbia south to California, east to Arizona and Texas.
Habitat: Sandy areas, paths and roadsides.

Crassula tillaea   (stonecrop, mossy)  
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Annual, terrestrial herbs, the stems erect, red in age, simple or often branching, 1-6 cm. tall.
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Disturbed areas, rock crevices, and sandy areas, often where seasonally wet or moist.

Hylotelephium telephium   (witch's moneybags)  
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Succulent perennial, the clustered, leafy, erect stems to over 6 dm. tall, often red-tinged.
Distribution: Introduced as an ornamental, occasionally escaping.
Habitat: Shady places and woods.

Rhodiola integrifolia   (ledge stonecrop, king's crown, roseroot)  
(= Sedum roseum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Glabrous and somewhat glaucous perennial from a thick root and short, fleshy rhizomes, the stems clustered, erect, 3-15 cm. tall.
Distribution: In the Cascades and northeastern corner of Washington; Alaska to south to California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Cliffs, talus and ridges, subalpine to alpine, generally where moist in early summer.

Sedum acre   (goldmoss stonecrop, mossy stonecrop)  
(= Sedum acre in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Glabrous, mat-forming perennial from rhizomes, the flowering stems up to 1 dm. tall.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east across Canada, and the central, southeastern, and northeastern U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Disturbed ground.

Sedum album   (white stonecrop)  
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations across Washington; British Columbia south to California, Utah, and in northeastern North America.
Habitat: Disturbed, open areas including fields, lawns, parking areas, and rocky outcroppings.

Sedum divergens   (Pacific stonecrop, spreading stonecrop)  
(= Sedum divergens in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Mat-forming, glabrous perennial with prostrate, freely-rooting stems, and numerous, erect, flowering stems 5-15 cm. tall.
Distribution: Alaska to California, Olympic mountains and the Cascades
Habitat: Open, rocky areas, mid- to high elevations in the mountains

Sedum lanceolatum   (spearleaf stonecrop)  
(= Sedum lanceolatum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Carpels 5, erect, distinct, the styles very short, divergent. Leaves of flower stems are alternate, terete and not strongly incurved.
Distribution: Widely distributed across Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains in the U.S. and Canada.
Habitat: Usually on rocks or gravel in open, dry areas, from sea level to high elevations in the mountains.

Sedum leibergii   (Leiberg's stonecrop)  
(= Sedum leibergii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Weak perennial from short, slender rhizomes, the few, simple flowering stems upright, 7-12 cm. tall, with few sterile branches.
Distribution: Yakima County, Washington, south to northcentral Oregon and east to southeast Washington and western Idaho; along the Snake River.
Habitat: Mossy rocks to open, gravelly hillsides, chiefly in canyons.

Sedum oreganum   (Oregon stonecrop)  
Glabrous, glaucous perennials from strong rhizomes, with several sterile shoots and basal rosettes, the flowering stems 5-20 cm. tall.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to California.
Habitat: Rock ledges, talus slopes and gravelly ridges in the mountains to occasionally near the coast.

Sedum rupestre   (Jenny's stonecrop)  
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon; also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Disturbed areas in urban and suburban areas at low elevations and along roadsides.

Sedum rupicola   (stonecrop)  
Glabrous perennial from rhizomes, with numerous sterile shoots and basal rosettes, the flowering stems 5-20 cm. tall.
Distribution: In the Cascades and Olympic Mountains of Washington; Washington east to Idaho.
Habitat: Open, exposed places, usually on rocks or in gravelly soil, at moderate elevations in the mountains.

Sedum spathulifolium   
Glabrous, glaucous perennial from numerous, stout rhizomes, with numerous sterile shoots and tight, basal rosettes, the flowering stems stout, erect to ascending, 8-20 cm. tall.
Distribution: West of the Cascades crest in Washington except in the Columbia River Gorge where found as far east as Klickitat County; southern British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Coastal cliffs, and ledges and gravelly soil in the foothills.

Sedum stenopetalum   
Glabrous perennial herbs from rhizomes, with numerous sterile shoots, the flowering stems erect to ascending, up to 2 dm. tall.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascade crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the northern Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Grasslands and ponderosa pine forests to sub-alpine ridges, on dry, gravelly benches, rock crevices and talus.



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