Ditch Stonecrop

(Penthorum sedoides)

 

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Ditch Stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides)

Identification: Flowers small, greenish-white, with minute green-white petals. Stamens 10 to 12, dominating the flower. Flowers in terminal sprays (cymes). Seed capsule with spiny projections and divided into 5 or 6 parts. Stems and leaves smooth, without hair, upper stem angulate. Leaves alternate, blade-shaped, tapering at their bases. Plant 6 to 24 inches in height.

Distribution: Throughout eastern and central North America.

Habitat: Ditch Stonecrop is found in swamps, ditches, and along river banks.

Flowering period: July to September.

 

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Ditch Stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides)

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The sprays of spiny seed capsules and the small, green-white flowers should identify this species.

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