| Accepted name: |
Sedum acre L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Mossy Stonecrop
Golden Carpet
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| French names: |
Orpin âcre
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Crassulaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HSEDAC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Much used in folk medicine as a laxative, against warts and as an aphrodisiac for lifestock. In the Middle Ages used for magic purposes to refuse witchcraft. Cultivation in cemeteries e.g. in the Alps may refer to the latter use(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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