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Sedella leiocarpa
Also called Lake County Stonecrop
Lake County mock stonecrop is a tiny annual succulent native only to Lake County, California, growing in drying vernal pools and rocky clay flats. It is federally listed as endangered and is not a plant for general cultivation.
Sedella leiocarpa is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common names Lake County mock stonecrop and Lake County stonecrop. It is endemic to Lake County, California, where it is known from only about ten occurrences in two locations. It is a resident of drying vernal pools and rocky clay flats, where it grows in colonies. It is a federally listed endangered species. This is an annual herb growing no more than four centimeters high. It is a tiny erect reddish or yellow succulent plant with sparse leaves each a few millimeters long. The flowers have yellow to reddish petals 3 or 4 millimeters long.
Congdon's mock stonecrop · Mt. Hamilton mock stonecrop · Sierra mock stonecrop · Mock stonecrop
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