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MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS 



Sedum purpureum Tausch. Live-forever 



A stout perennial 2 feet high with fleshy oval or obtuse, toothed leaves; 

 and flowers in compound cymes ; corolla purple, with oblong-lanceolate,, purple 

 petals; stamens perigynous; pistils with a short style; fruit a follicle with a 

 short pointed style. 



Distribution. Native to Europe, frequently escaped from cultivation and 

 found around dwellings and in cemeteries. 



Sedum acre L. Mossy Stone Crop 



A moss-like plant spreading on the ground; leaves small, alternate, ovate 

 thick and fleshy; flowers yellow, perfect, in spike-like clusters, cymose; the 

 central flower with 5 sepals, 5 petals, and 10 stamens, the others with 4 sepals, 

 4 petals and 8 stamens; follicle spreading, tipped with a slender style. 



Distribution. On rocks and along roadsides from New Brunswick to New 

 York and Pennsylvania. Native to Europe. 



Fig. 263. Common I^ive- 

 for-ever {Sedum purpure- 

 um'). A plant with acrid 

 properties. (Fitch). 



Fig. 264. Live Forever {Sedum stenopetal- 

 urn). Common in the Rocky Mountains; a plant 

 with acrid properties. (W. S. Dudgeon). 



