Grassulaceae. Stone-Crop Family. 
Glabrous heros with usually thickened fleshy leaves, without 
stipules. Flowers cymose, mostly perfect, regular. Flower parts in series 
of 5 (or 4), the stamens as many as or double the number of petals. Pistils 
superior, nearly or quite distinct. Fruit a cluster of follicles. 
o Leaves alternate, not in basal rosettes; flowers 
4 polygamous or dioecious, purple J. Rhodiola 
Oo Leaves in a basal rosette; flowers perfect, yellow 2. Sedum. 
J, Rhodiola Le Roseroot. 
Leaves alternate. Flowers small, in—terminet—eymes> polygamous or 
dioecious, 4- or 5-merous. sepals distinct. Petals distinct, purple. 
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i. Ke rosea L. var. integrifolia (Raf.) Jeps. ——>Stems numerous from a 
branching, often elongated and stout scaly caudex, caespitose and tuf ted, 
D-10 cme long, sometixes pendulous and 15-30 cm. long, reddish; leaves 
obovate to cuneate-spatulate, 8-15 mm. long, 3-7 mm wide, flat, obtuse, 
: entire, loosely articulated at the base, the base slightly prolonged beyond 
qi) the articulation; flowers in terminal corymbs, purple, pedicels 35 m. longs, 
calyx lobes subulate, 2.5 mn. long, obtuse, petals 4, Oblanceolate, 3-4 mn. 
long; stamens subequal to the petals, the filaments purple, anthers yellow; 
follicles 6-4, erect, 4-5 ma. long, the tips spreading. 
In rock crevices on high peaks and ridges above 6000 feet; throughout 
our region but infrequent. —> 
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no ——— snowy Top Mte, 7000 ft; Fish Lake 6500-6800 ft.; Stevens Peak, 
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