Petrosedum

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Petrosedum
Petrosedum reflexum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Semperviveae
Genus: Petrosedum
Grulich
Type species
Petrosedum reflexum

Petrosedum is a genus of the succulent family Crassulaceae (stonecrop family).

Taxonomy[edit]

Petrosedum is a genus in the family Crassulaceae, subfamily Sempervivoideae, tribe Semperviveae, together with two other genera. It was segregated from the very large cosmopolitan and polyphyletic genus, Sedum, where it was variously considered a series (Rupestria). It was originally described with eleven species.[1]

Species[edit]

The following species are recognised in the genus Petrosedum:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Grulich 1984.
  2. ^ "Petrosedum Grulich | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-07.

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