Scientific Name
Sedum ternatum

Common Name
Wild stonecrop

Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 4 to 5 inches
Flower/fruit: Flower stalk branches into three curved or horizontal branches of white flowers; 4 or 5 petals with sharp points; 5 green sepals; numerous bracts below the flower; dark brown anthers  
Flowering Season: Spring
Foliage: Stems creep along the ground or over rocks; forms dense mats; lower leaves are spatulate, smooth, thick, fleshy; occur in whorls of 3; ovate leaves
Site: Moist to dry rocks, logs, stream banks
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