General: Perennial herb from a thick, branched rhizome; mat-forming; stems erect, numerous, branched above, clustered, 5-35 cm tall, glabrous.
Leaves: Stem leaves egg-shaped to elliptic or oblanceolate, succulent, reduced and scalelike below, larger further up the stem, 0.5-4 cm long, green to pinkish.
Flowers: Inflorescence of terminal, umbrella-shaped clusters; petals 4, dark purple (female) or yellow (male); stamens longer than the petals.
Fruits: Follicles, erect with spreading tips, red or purple.
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Ecological Framework for Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. integrifolia
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range. (Updated August, 2013)
Moist to mesic rocky cliffs, talus slopes and meadows in the lowland to alpine zones; common throughout BC; N to AK, YT and NT, E to AB and S to CO, NV and CA.
Synonyms and Alternate Names: Sedum alaskanum (Rose) Rose ex Hutch. Sedum frigidum Sedum integrifolium (Raf.) A. Nelson Sedum integrifolium subsp. integrifolium Sedum rosea subsp. integrifolium (Raf.) HultΘn Sedum rosea var. alaskanum (Rose) A. Berger Sedum rosea var. frigidum (Rydb.) HultΘn Sedum rosea var. integrifolium (Raf.) A. Berger Sedum roseum subsp. integrifolium (Raf.) HultΘn, orth. var. Sedum roseum var. alaskanum (Rose) A. Berger, orth. var. Sedum roseum var. frigidum (Rydb.) HultΘn, orth. var. Sedum roseum var. integrifolium (Raf.) A. Berger, orth. var. Tolmachevia integrifolia (Raf.) A. L÷ve & D. L÷ve
