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Alamos Stonecrop

Sedum alamosanum

Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
NE. Mexico (to Chihuahua)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Sedum alamosanum, known by the common name Alamos stonecrop, is a rare succulent plant native to the mountains of northwestern Mexico. It is characterized by white flowers and bluish-green leaves. It is found in Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa and Sonora.

Where it grows

This plant is found in the montane regions of northwestern Mexico. In Baja California Sur, it is found in the Sierra de Guadalupe and the Sierra de la Giganta, at altitudes around 3,000 to 5,000 ft. It usually grows in shaded habitats at the bases of rocky cliffs and steep slopes. It is also found in the mountains of Chihuahua, Sonora, and possibly in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Sinaloa and Durango.

Other Sedum plants

Stonecrop · Biting Stonecrop · Feather River stonecrop · Sedum album subsp. rupimelitense · White Stonecrop · Alfred's Stonecrop · Alpine Stonecrop · English Stonecrop · Sedum atratum · Short Leaved Stonecrop · Sedum brissemoretii · Baby Blue Stone Crop

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sedum alamosanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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