Broad-leaved Stonecrop

Description:

Perennial, succulent herb that reaches a height of 20 cm. Leaves are strongly flattened, fleshy and broadest beyond the mid-length (thumb or spoon shaped), alternate, 2 cm long and 1 cm wide, crowded, sage-green and reddish in full sun, surface is glaucous and sometimes wrinkled. Flowers are bright yellow with petals to 1 cm long, in fives, lance-shaped, pointed; in flat-topped clusters atop leafy, flowering stems. Fruits are erect follicles with five segments joined at the base and spreading at the tips and with numerous seeds.

Habitat:

Found on the southern half of coastal and interior British Columbia to California. Common on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Also common on the San Juan Islands and west of the Cascades throughout Washington including the Olympics and the Columbia Gorge. Found in very dry to dry sunny areas such as rocky outcroppings, coastal bluffs, cliffs and ravines. Low to middle elevations.

Notes:

Found on the Ridge Top Trail in Gowlland Todd Park