SPATHULIFOLIUM ssp. PRUINOSUM (Brittton) Clausen & Uhl, 1944
Synonyms :
Sedum pruinosum Britton (1905) / Sedum spathulifolium var. pruinosum (Britton) Boivin (1966)
Sedum spathulifolium var. purpureum Praeger (1921) / Sedum spathulifolium cv. Purpureum (s.a.)
Distribution : Western Canada (Vancouver Island), western USA (to California in the South); just above the high tide level, to 30 m.
Differs from ssp. spathulifolium :
Very compact, primary rosette 1.5 - 2.1 cm in diameter.
Leaves 2.1 - 2.5 mm thick, pruinose.
Flowers 10 - 12 mm in diameter.
Cultivars of this ssp :
- 'Cape Blanco'
- 'Carnea' with bright red leaves, pruinosity reduced
- 'William Pascoe' with purple red leaves, pruinosity reduced
- 'Rosea' similar to the latter, may not exist any more
- 'Mauve Chalk'
- 'Purpureum' is a sport of 'Cape Blanco', large and less pruinose, originated in cultivation.
Sedum spathulifolium ssp. pruinosum in habitat :


Photos Matthew Brennan
Sedum spathulifolium ssp. pruinosum 'Purpureum' :


Photos Noelene Tomlinson
S. spathulifolium ssp. pruinosum 'Cape Blanco' :

Photo Lourdes Izquierdo

Photo Noelene Tomlinson

Photo Joylene Sutherland