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Garden Stonecrop

Hylotelephium erythrostictum (Miq.) H. Ohba

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This species is used medicinally.
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Flora of China Vol. 8: 212 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Roots tuberous, carrot-shaped. Stem simple, erect, 30-70 cm. Leaves opposite, rarely 3-verticillate, sessile, oblong to ovate-oblong, 4.5-7 × 2-5.5 cm, base attenuate, margin sparsely serrate, apex obtuse to acute. Cymes flat topped, densely flowered. Flowers ca. 1 cm in diam.; pedicel shorter than or equaling flowers. Sepals ovate, ca. 1.5 mm. Petals dense, white or pink, broadly lanceolate, 5-6 mm, apex acuminate. Stamens slightly shorter than or equaling petals; anthers purple. Nectar scales oblong-cuneate, ca. 1 mm, apex emarginate. Carpels nearly free, erect, ellipsoid. Fl. Aug-Oct.
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Flora of China Vol. 8: 212 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Anhui, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Russia].
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Flora of China Vol. 8: 212 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat

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Grasslands, sides of ravines; 400-1800 m.
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Flora of China Vol. 8: 212 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Sedum erythrostictum Miquel, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 155. 1865; S. alboroseum Baker; S. labordei H. Léveillé & Vaniot; S. telephium Linnaeus subsp. alboroseum (Baker) Fröderström.
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Flora of China Vol. 8: 212 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
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Hylotelephium erythrostictum

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Hylotelephium erythrostictum, commonly known as garden stonecrop, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Hylotelephium, belonging to the family Crassulaceae.

Description

Hylotelephium erythrostictum reaches on average a height of 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in). The stem is simple and the leaves are opposite, sessile, oblong, and succulent, about 5–7 centimetres (2.0–2.8 in) long. The flat cymes bear many white or pale pink tiny flowers of about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) of diameter, with lanceolate petals. The flowering period extends from September through October in the Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

It is native to Japan, Korea, Russia and China.

Habitat

This plant grows in grasslands, meadows, hillsides, and ravines. It prefers fertile well-drained soil, at elevations between 400 metres (1,300 ft) and 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) above sea level.

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Hylotelephium erythrostictum: Brief Summary

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Hylotelephium erythrostictum, commonly known as garden stonecrop, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Hylotelephium, belonging to the family Crassulaceae.

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