| Sedum moranense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. moranense |
| Binomial name | |
| Sedum moranense Kunth, 1823 | |
Sedum moranense, or red stonecrop, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae.[1][2][3][4]
Description
Adult plant has many small green succulent leaves densely clustered around stems. Small five petaled white flowers have stamens composed of thin white filaments and purply anthers. Developing flower buds can be pinkish or red with white.[5]
Range
Native to Mexico, [6] and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Taxonomy
S. moranense contains the following subspecies:
References
- "Red stonecrop (Sedum moranense)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
- Gutiérrez, J. & Solano, E. (2014). Afinidades florísticas y fitogeográficas de la vegetación del municipio de San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 107: 27-65. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
- https://gardenworld.app/en/blog/planten/sedum-moranense
- https://worldofsucculents.com/sedum-moranense-red-stonecrop/?__cf_chl_f_tk=OE6sxQt3WV5ehAut0_DPF.iUY78TU59Px23HLlO8toU-1782770123-1.0.1.1-hXFvR7PkrEcOEdRfRjRv4wNc6O.T83R7B3JNr7rUZ4s