Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hylotelephium telephioides
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
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Learn more about Allegheny Live-forever from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hylotelephium telephioides
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hylotelephium telephioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Hylotelephium telephioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 091-01-009:
Sedum telephioides FAMILY Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Anacampseros telephioides
COMMON NAME:
Allegheny Live-forever, Cliff Orpine, Allegheny Stonecrop
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sete_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7900
May Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7904
May Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Leaves flat, obovate, 3-5cm long, glaucous, entire or with a few shallow irregular teeth, per Britton & Brown's Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions (Gleason, 1952).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_h_telephioides1
August VA
Skyline Drive
A rounded terminal cluster of pink flowers about 3" across, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_h_telephioides3
August VA
Skyline Drive
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Samantha Tessel sam_ukvo8250
August Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Up to 18" tall, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Dan Whitten sdw_091523_hylo
September Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm231008_5827
October Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm231008_5847
October Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm231008_5853
October Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm231008_5854
October Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
The tallest Sedum of our southern mountains, with well-spaced obovate leaves 1-2" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm231008_5855
October Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm231008_5870
October Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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Dan Whitten sdw_100623_hylo10
October Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Petals white or pink-tinged to pinkish, with greenish keel; stamens about half as long as petals, per Flora of North America.
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Dan Whitten sdw_100623_hylo15
October Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hylotelephium telephioides
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hylotelephium telephioides
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hylotelephium telephioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Hylotelephium telephioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 091-01-009:
Sedum telephioides
FAMILY
Crassulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Anacampseros telephioides
1354
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: rock outcrops, mostly at high to moderate elevations, ascending to 2000 m, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in Carolinas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White or pink-tinged to pinkish
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens & 5 staminodia (?)
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p111
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p216
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p099
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p064
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