Hylotelephium telephioides
| Allegheny stonecrop | |
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| Hylotelephium telephioides | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Hylotelephium |
| Species: | H. telephioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylotelephium telephioides | |
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Hylotelephium telephioides is a plant in the stonecrop family, Crassulaceae. Its common names include Allegheny stonecrop and live-forever. Its native range extends from Georgia to Illinois and New York, and it has introduced populations in Ontario.[1] In the wild, it is found on rock outcrops, especially at moderate to high elevations.[2]
Description
Hylotelephium telephioides is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on succuulent stems, with sparse, irregular toothing. The flowers are pale pink, borne in fall -- the similar species Hylotelephium spectabile and H. telephium both flowers that are a significantly darker pink.
References
- 1 2 "USDA PLANTS".
- ↑ Alan S. Weakley (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas".
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