BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Sedum spathulifolium
broad-leaved stonecrop
| Scientific Name: | Sedum spathulifolium Hook. | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | broad-leaved stonecrop | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Taxonomy Comments: | Although distinct at the extremes, the morphologies of var. pruinosum and var. spathulifolium are completely connected by intermediate forms and appear to be possibly more related to exposure (i.e., pruinosum-type plants in open, sunny situations and spathulifolium-type plants in shady, forested situations) than to any underlying genetics. The inability to distinguish between these forms in most circumstances, and their apparent association with the exposure of the habitat rather than genetic factors, renders their recognition rather meaningless taxonomically. | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vascular Plant | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | SEDUSPA | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G5 (Sep 2015) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S5 (Apr 2019) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Yellow | ||||||||||
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| General Status Canada: | 4 - Secure (2010) | ||||||||||
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Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp. |
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Sedum spathulifolium. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 18, 2026).