Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba

Locations ofHylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba in Virginia

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Family
Crassulaceae
Botanical Name
Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba
Common Name
Showy Stonecrop, Ice Plant
Synonym(s)
Sedum spectabile Boreau
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not in Flora of Virginia
Comments
Although H. spectabile is a legitimate species that is sometimes grown for ornament, the name has been misapplied (as Sedum spectabile) to H. erythrostichum in other areas, as by Radford et al. (1968, Flora of the Carolinas). The specimen from Craig County should be verified.
Habitat
Roadsides. A rare escape, known only from Craig and Fluvanna counties.
Native Status
Introduced

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