| Sedella leiocarpa | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (ESA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedella |
| Species: | S. leiocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sedella leiocarpa H.K.Sharsm. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parvisedum leiocarpum | |
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.
References
- NRCS. "Sedella leiocarpa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 November 2015.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile
- Flora of North America
- Photo gallery
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Sedella leiocarpa |
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