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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Diamorpha smallii
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Diamorpha smallii
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 091-01-002:
Sedum smallii
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Elf-orpine
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JK Marlow jkm170325_230
March Pickens County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdsmallii_glsy1
March Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdsmallii_glsy4
March Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080428_033
April Pickens County SC
Plants reddish, succulent. Leaves fleshy, blades obtuse & nearly circular, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
COMPARE
Elf-orpine and Puck's Orpine
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JK Marlow jkm080428_042
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080428_042c
April Pickens County SC
Flowers in few-bracteate compound cymes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm110416_742
April Etowah County AL
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JK Marlow jkm110416_746
April Etowah County AL
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JK Marlow jkm140426_669
April Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220409_6630
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdsmallii_pc4
April Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Flowers have 4 white petals and 8 stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdsmallii_pc8
April Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdsmallii_pc9
April Pickens County SC
Poe Creek State Forest
Spectacular dense colonies in and around depressions on granitic outcrops, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_diamorpha_smallii_2
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_diamorpha_smallii_5
April
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Tim Spira tps_dsmallii1
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Diamorpha smallii
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Diamorpha smallii
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 091-01-002:
Sedum smallii
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
1352
Forb
Winter annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: In very thin soil (generally less than 2 cm deep) of vernally wet depressions on granite and sandstone flatrocks and other acidic outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves at first crowded in a winter rosette, then alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Bisexual
4 sepals
4 petals
8 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p171
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p30
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p353
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p100
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p023
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p107
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p136
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p361
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p064