Sedum nevii A. Gray
Cliff stonecrop, Nevius’ stonecrop
Cliff stonecrop is a native of the southeastern United States.
Plants: Plants are 3–5″ (7.6–12 cm) high.
Leaves: Tufts of spoon-shaped leaves form waxy, glaucous rosettes ⅜–⅞″ (1.2–2.4 cm) in diameter. Leaves are alternate, grayish-green, and up to ⅜ ⨉ ⅛″ (1.1 cm ⨉ 3 mm).
Flowers: White flowers with starlike petals, about ½″ (1.3 cm) in diameter, occur in clusters above the rosettes.
Fruits: Flowers become starlike brown fruits.
Habitats: Usually found growing on top of mosses and lichens, themselves growing on rocky crevices, ledges, and even talus typically composed of quartzite and gneiss, at elevations around 3281′ (1 km).
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References:
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Crassulaceae | Succulents that store water in leaves |
| Genus | Sedum | From the Latin sedo, “to sit,” in reference to the manner in which some species attach themselves to stones or walls |
| Species | nevii | For Reuben Nevius (1827-1913), clergyman, missionary, educator, and botanist |
Sedum nevii description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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