Sedum litoreum is a species of succulent annual herb in the family Crassulaceae. Individuals can grow to 3.7 cm.[3][4] It is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean, from Corsica and Sardinia to Italy, Sicily, former Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece and the Greek Islands, Turkey, Cyprus, and the Levant.[1]

Sedum litoreum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species:
S. litoreum
Binomial name
Sedum litoreum
Guss. (1826)
Subspecies[1]
  • Sedum litoreum var. creticum 't Hart
  • Sedum litoreum var. litoreum
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Sedum annuum subsp. litoreum (Guss.) Bonnier & Layens (1894)
  • Sedum marichalii J.Lloyd (1854)
  • Sedum rhytidocalyx Candargy (1897)
  • Sedum stellatum d'Urv. (1822), nom. illeg.

Two subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Sedum litoreum var. creticum 't HartCrete
  • Sedum litoreum var. litoreum – central and eastern Mediterranean

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sedum litoreum Guss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Sedum annuum subsp. litoreum (Guss.) Bonnier & Layens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Sedum litoreum Guss. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  4. ^ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Sedum litoreum (Coastal Stonecrop) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.