Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Crassulaceae
(Stonecrop Family)


The Crassulaceae are small succulent plants with three or more separate pistils. They grow in rocks on cliffs and hillsides at middle to upper elevation. The flowers are in clusters at the top of stems that can be several inches tall.

Sedum cockerelli (Cockerell's Stonecrop)
Sedum stelliforme (Huachuca Mountain Stonecrop)


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