Sedum paradisum subsp. paradisum

Canyon creek or paradise stonecrop

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Canyon creek stonecrop is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in rocky regions at elevations of 200 to 2,100 meters in dry to mesic outcrops, rocky slopes, and lava flows. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces cream-colored to white flowers with occasional pink to orange bases, arranged in cylindrical clusters with 10 to 60 blossoms. Growing with stems 4 to 25 centimeters tall, it forms distinctive rosettes with gray, sometimes greenish or pinkish leaves that have a compact, architectural form. Its rosette leaves measure 13 to 50 millimeters long and 5 to 20 millimeters wide, with elongated upper stem leaves that contribute to its sculptural appearance. The fruit develops as follicles 9 to 10 millimeters long, with tiny seeds measuring 1 to 1.6 millimeters.

Habitat: dry to mesic outcrops, rocky slopes, lava flows, not on serpentine

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 200-2100 m

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