Sedum pulchellum

Sedum pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common names widowscross^[1] and widow's cross. It is native to calcareous areas of the South-Central and Southeastern United States, where it is found on flat rock outcrops, particularly cedar glades.^[2] Most populations are in the Interior Low Plateau, and Ozark and Ouachita Mountains.^[3]

Sedum pulchellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Sedum
Species:	S. pulchellum
Binomial name
Sedum pulchellum Michx.

It produces pink-white flowers in late spring.^[4] It is a winter annual, germinating in the fall and dying in the summer.^[5]

References

1. NRCS. "Sedum pulchellum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 November 2015.
2. "Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)". Ozarkedge Wildflowers.
3. "Sedum pulchellum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
4. Hilty, John (2016). "Widow's Cross (Sedum pulchellum)". Illinois Wildflowers.
5. Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C. (1977). "Germination Ecology of Sedum pulchellum Michx. (Crassulaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 64 (10): 1242–1247. doi:10.2307/2442487. JSTOR 2442487.