密叶石莲 mi ye shi lian

Sedum indicum (Decaisne) Raymond-Hamet var. densirosulatum Praeger, J. Bot. 57: 55. 1919.

Rosette compact, 2-2.5 × 4-4.5 cm. Basal leaves ca. 30, pale green, spatulate, 1-2.5 × 0.6-0.8 cm, apex purple, acuminate. Flowering stem branched near base, 5-7.5 cm; stem leaves alternate, spatulate to elliptic, 1-2 × 0.3-0.5 cm, base rounded to cuneate. Inflorescences globose, 1.5-3 × 2.5-5 cm, many flowered; pedicels short. Sepals narrowly triangular, ca. 2.5 × 0.8 mm. Petals purplish red, with purple spots toward apex, triangular-lanceolate, to 4 × 1-1.2 mm. Stamens ca. 3 mm. Nectar scales spatulate-quadrate, minute. Carpels erect, almost free, ovate-lanceolate. Styles slender. Fl. Jul, fr. Nov.

* Walls and moist places along rivers. W Sichuan (Huili Xian, Kangding Xian), E Yunnan (Dongchuan Shi).