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Sedum stellatum (Starry Stonecrop) |
Sedum stellatum (CRASSULACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Sedum stellatum L.
Published in Sp. Pl. 431 (1753). | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Crassulaceae
DC. (The Stonecrop Family)
15 species from the Crassulaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Starry Stonecrop | Maltese name(s) : | Maltese name not known | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare
Very Rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-Jun | Colour of Flowers: | Pink |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Exposed rocky areas. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Glabrous annual; stem 3-15 cm, stout, erect or ascending. Leaves 10-15 mm, flat, with a short, broad petiole and suborbicular lamina, crenate or bluntly dentate, the upper alternate, the lower often opposite. Flowers 5-merous (rarely 4-merous), sessile. Sepals broadly linear, accrescent, papillose at the apex. Petals 4-5 mm, acute, white or pink. Stamens 8 or 10. Follicles stellate-patent; styles very short. |
Chromosome number: |
2n=10 |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Albania, the Balaeric Islands, Corse, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), ex-Jugoslavia, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
? Al BH Bl(M) Co Ct Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) It Sa Si(M S) [No] |
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