Sedum laxum var. eastwoodiae
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 889. 2007 ,.
Common names: Red Mountain stonecrop
Basionym: Gormania eastwoodiae Britton in N. L. Britton and J. N. Rose, New N. Amer. Crassul., 31. 1903
Leaf blades slightly glaucous, spatulate, 10–30 × 10–30 mm, apex rounded. Flowering shoots 4–13 cm; leaf blades glaucous, suborbiculate, base cordate, not clasping stem. Flowers: sepals 2–4.1 mm, apex acute; petals pink or white, 4–8 mm; anthers red or yellow. 2n = 60.
Phenology: Flowering mid summer.
Habitat: Serpentine
Elevation: 1000-1200 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Variety eastwoodiae is known only from four populations on Red Mountain (Mendocino County) and in Del Norte County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.