| Sedum eastwoodiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. eastwoodiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sedum eastwoodiae | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Cotyledon mendocinoanaFedde | |
Sedum eastwoodiae is a rare species offlowering plant of the stonecropCrassulaceae family.[2] It is known by its common nameRed Mountain stonecrop. It isendemic toMendocino County,California, where it is known from only four occurrences on Red Mountain, nearUkiah.[1][3] The total number of plants in existence is estimated to be around 5,300.[1] They can be found on steep, exposed, rocky mountain slopes ofserpentine substrate. This species has also been treated as a subspecies ofSedum laxum.[4]
Sedum eastwoodiae is a small perennialsucculent plant forming basal rosettes a few centimeters wide. The leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters long with the widest part near the distal end, then narrowing to a rounded or slightly notched tip. Smaller leaves occur higher up the stem. The foliage is blue-green in color, blushing reddish. Theinflorescence is a spreading or flat-topped array of many small, star-shaped flowers with red or pink petals up to a centimeter long each, andstamens with red or purplish anthers.
This species is known from a small section of habitat on a single mountain where the main potential threat to its existence ismining fornickel,chromium, andcobalt.[4]
