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Habitat: In very thin soil (generally less than of vernally wet depressions on granite flatrocks, often in mats of the moss Hedwigia ciliata
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Each flower subtended by a leafy bract, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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It will be green in full shade, but takes on color anywhere it gets more sun. — Will Stuart
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This rare succulent resembles the ubiquitous Diamorphii smallii, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
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Lvs fleshy, alternate, in spirals, blue-green or sometimes reddish in sun, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
Habitat: In very thin soil (generally less than 2 cm deep) of vernally wet depressions on granite and sandstone flatrocks and other acidic outcrops
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Plants reddish, succulent. Leaves fleshy, blades obtuse & nearly circular, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Flowers in few-bracteate compound cymes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Flowers have 4 white petals and 8 stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Spectacular dense colonies in and around depressions on granitic outcrops, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).