Vol.. II.] 



ORPINE FAMILY. 



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i. Sedum roseum (L.) Scop. Roseroot. 

 Rosewort. (Fig. 1810.) 



Rhodiola rosea L. Sp. Pi. 1035. 1753. 



Sedum roseum Scop. Fl. Cam. Ed. 2, 326. 1772. 



Sedum Rhodiola DC. Platites Gras. pi. 143. 1805. 



Perennial, branched at the base, or simple, erect or ascend- 

 ing, glabrous and somewhat glaucous, 4 / -i2 / high. Leaves 

 sessile, oval or slightly obovate, acute or obtuse at the apex, 

 narrowed or rounded at the base, dentate or entire, 6 // -i2 // 

 long, 3 // -5 // wide, the lower ones smaller; cyme terminal, 

 dense, l /t'-i r 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. Root rose-scented. Snowdon Rose. May-July. 



2. Sedum Telephium L/. Orpine. L/ive- 

 forever. (Fig. 1811.) 



Sedum Telephium L. Sp. PI. 430. 1753. 



Perennial, stems erect, stout, simple, tufted, glabrous and 

 slightly glaucous, i-i}4 high. Leaves alternate, ovate, 

 broadly oval or obovate, obtuse, i'-2' long, coarsely den- 

 tate, the upper sessile and rounded at the base, the lower 

 larger, narrowed at the base or sometimes petioled; cyme 

 dense, regular, compound, 2'-$' broad; flowers perfect, 

 2^ // -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. i: 277. 1803. 



Similar to the preceding species, but more slender, sel- 

 dom over io 7 high, very glaucous and purplish through- 

 out. Leaves oval or obovate, obtuse, coarsely dentate or 

 entire, i / -2 / long, all narrowed at the base and petioled or 

 the uppermost sessile; cyme dense, regular, 2 / -4 / broad; 

 flowers perfect, $ f '-\" 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 Gepr^ii. Reported from farther north. As- 

 cends to 4200 ft. in North Carolina. Aug.-Sept. 



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