Villadia batesii (Hemsl.) Baehni & J. Macbr.

• Common Name:
• Family: Crassulaceae DC.

• Country of Origin: Mexico
• Habitat: exposed crevices in old lava

• Description: Villadia differs from Sedum in having petals united into a distinct tube.

  Stems 10-25cm; pale green leaves 1 cm long and 3 mm wide aranged in rosetts and covered with minute tubercules; red to white flowers.

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Accession Data:

• Accession # 199300437
• Source: Smith College - Plant
• Accession Date: 10-18-1993
• Bench: 2211 - XER:Chihuahuan-Tehuacan Deserts
• Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-01-2013

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: core eudicots
• Order: Saxifragales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Crassulaceae
• SubFamily: Sedoideae
• Tribe: Sedeae
• SubTribe: Sedinae

References:

1. Succulents - The Illustrated Dictionary, Sajeva & Costanzo, 1994
2. Robert T. Clausen, Studies in the Crassulaceae-II. Mexican Sedoideae, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Vol. 68, No. 7 (Oct., 1941), pp. 473-476

data regenerated on Wed, 22 May 2013 14:20:47 -0400