Sedum ternatum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Sempervivoideae
Tribus: Sedeae
Genus: Sedum
Species: Sedum ternatum
Name

Sedum ternatum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 277 (1803)
Synonyms

Anacampseros ternata (Michx.) Haw.
Clausenellia ternata (Michx.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Sedum americanum Banks ex Pursh
Sedum deficiens Donn
Sedum octogonum Hort. ex DC.
Sedum portulacoides Willd.
Sedum ternatum var. minus Praeger

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia), Canada (Ontario)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 1. Parisiis et Argentorati: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 1: 277

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Sedum ternatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sedum ternatum. Published online. Accessed: Dec 12 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sedum ternatum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 12. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Sedum ternatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 12.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sedum ternatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
English: Woodland Stonecrop
svenska: Skogsfetknopp

Sedum ternatum is the most widespread native Sedum species in eastern North America, commonly known as woodland stonecrop.[1] It has white flowers, blooming April to May. This shade-tolerant species is often found in the forest understory, although it can also grow in sunnier locations when sufficient moisture is present. Its common name of "stonecrop" evokes its ability to thrive atop boulders, where its succulent leaves help it to retain moisture in shallow soil. It adapts well to garden use.

Sedum ternatum is native to much of the eastern United States, as far west as Arkansas and Iowa, south down the Appalachian Mountains, and north to near the Canada–United States border.

Sedum ternatum can be distinguished from other sedums, native and cultivated, which are commonly found in the United States by the white flowers with four (not five) petals, and by the leaves in whorls of three, whence the species name.[2] The plant flowers for about a month in late spring to early summer.[2]
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum ternatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
"Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)".