Petrosedum

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Petrosedum
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Petrosedum reflexum
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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 flowering plants in the succulent family Crassulaceae (stonecrop family).

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Taxonomy

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 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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