Vou. II.] ORPINE FAMILY. 
1. Sedum roseum (L.) Scop. Roseroot. 
Rosewort. (Fig. 1810.) 
Rhodiola rosea I,. Sp. Pl. 1035. —_1753- 
Sedum roseum Scop. Fl, Carn. Ed. 2, 326. 1772. 
Sedum Rhodiola DC. Plantes Gras. pl. 147. 1805. 
Perennial, branched at the base, or simple, erect or ascend- 
ing, glabrous and somewhat glaucous, 4’-12/ high. Leaves 
sessile, oval or slightly obovate, acute or obtuse at the apex, 
narrowed or rounded at the base, dentate or entire, 6’//-12/” 
long, 3/’-5’’ wide, the lower ones smaller; cyme terminal, 
dense, %’-2’ broad; flowers dioecious, yellowish-green or 
purplish, 2'%’/-4’’ broad; sepals oblong, narrower and 
shorter than the petals; staminate flowers with 8 (rarely 10) 
stamens, the pistillate ones with 4 (rarely 5) carpels; follicles 
purple, about 2’ long, their tips spreading. 
In rocky places, Labrador and arctic America to Maine, the 
Nockamixon Rocks on the Delaware River, and on the southern 
Alleghanies. Also in the Rocky Mountains south to Colorado, in 
the mountains of Washington, and in northern and alpine 
Europe and Asia. Rootrose-scented. Snowdon Rose. May-July. 
2. Sedum Teléphium L,. Orpine.  Live- 
forever. (Fig. 1811.) 
Sedum Telephium I,. Sp. Pl. 430. 1753. 
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Perennial, stems erect, stout, simple, tufted, glabrous and Fey 
slightly glaucous, 1°-1%4° high. Leaves alternate, ovate, Xf, L } eect eC 
broadly oval or oboyate, obtuse, 1/-2’ long, coarsely den- I 
tate, the upper sessile and rounded at the base, the lower 
larger, narrowed at the base or sometimes petioled; cyme 
dense, regular, compound, 2/-3’ broad; flowers perfect, 
214//-4/’ broad, 5-parted; petals purple, twice as long as the 
ovate acute sepals; stamens 10; follicles about 2’’ long, 
tipped with a short style. 
In fields and along roadsides, Quebec to Ontario, south to 
Maryland and Michigan. Naturalized from Europe and native 
of western Asia. Blooms sparingly, but spreads freely by its 
joints. Also called Live-long, Aaron’s Rod, and Midsummer- 
men. June-—Sept. 
3. Sedum telephioides Michx. American 
Orpine. (Fig. 1812.) 
Sedum telephioides Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 277. 1803. 
Similar to the preceding species, but more slender, sel- 
dom over 10’ high, very glaucous and purplish through- 
out. Leaves oval or obovate, obtuse, coarsely dentate or 
entire, 1/-2’ long, all narrowed at the base and petioled or 
the uppermost sessile; cyme dense, regular, 2’—4’ broad; 
flowers perfect, 3//-4’’ broad, 5-parted; petals pale pink, 
much longer than the lanceolate sepals; follicles about 
2’’ long, tipped with a slender style. 
On dry rocks, southern Pennsylvania and Maryland to 
western New York and southern Indiana, south to North 
Carolina and Geor,i1, Reported from farther north. As- 
cends to 4200 ft. in North Carolina. Aug.-Sept. 
