Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Rhodiola rosea
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhodiola rosea
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Sedum rosea var. rosea
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 091-01-010:
Sedum rosea
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhodiola roanensis
COMMON NAME:
Roseroot
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Rhodiola rosea
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhodiola rosea
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Sedum rosea var. rosea
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 091-01-010:
Sedum rosea
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhodiola roanensis
3246
Forb
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to North Carolina
Habitat: High elevation rocky summits, northwards on cliffs at lower elevations, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves sessile
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Summer
Staminate flowers yellowish, pistillate reddish-purple
Unisexual
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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