Central California Stonecrop

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Sedella pentandra is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family known by the common name Mt. Hamilton mock stonecrop. 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.

Plant overview

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

0.8 - 4 in Tall

Color

Yellow

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Sunset Zones

7*, 8, 9*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Natural setting

Site type

Places with compacted soil, rocky outcrops

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland

Alternative names

Common names:

Mt. Hamilton Mock Stonecrop, Hamilton Mock Stonecrop

Botanical names:

Parvisedum pentandrum

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