[ 3 9 4 3
/ > / S E D U M villofum.
H a iry Stonecrop.
D E C A N D R 1 A Pentagynia.
Gen. Char. Cal. 5 -c le ft. Petals 5 , with five n e c ta riferous
fcales at the bafe o f the germen. Capfules 5.
Spec. Char. Stem erect. L e a v e s flattifh, fligh tly
ha iry, as well as the flowe r-ftalk s.
S y n . S ed um villofum. Linn. Sp. PI. 620. Hudf. FI.
An. 19 7 . With. Bot. Arr. 469 .
S . purpureum pratenfe. Rail Syn. 2 7 0 .
rp JL H IS is o n e o f tho fe rare n o r th -cou n try p lants w h ic h w c
fh ou ld ha v e n o ch an c e o f p r o cu r in g , b u t fo r th e kind afliftance
o f ou r frien d s. W e are in d eb ted fo r it to th e fame g en tlem en
w h o fen t Bartfta alpina, fee t. 3 6 1 . S. villofum g row s in bogs
and m o ift m ead ow s near r ivu le ts in W e ftm o r e la n d , D u rh am ,
and th e n o r th -w e ft part o f Y o rk th ir e , more fr eq u en t in S c o tla
n d . D r . Sm ith fo u n d it near L in lith g ow . I t is a n n u a l, and
flow ers in J u n e and J u ly .
R o o t fm a ll, fibrous, ftem 3 or 4 in ch e s h ig h , b ow ed at the
b a fe , th en e r e c t, r ou n d , lea fy , fp o tted , fm o o th . S om e tim e s a
f ew lea fy b ranches w ith o u t flow ers fpr ing from th e bafe , and
fom e tim e s the r e are a f ew flender lateral flow e r in g branches,
b u t m o ft c om m o n ly th e flowers are a ll in a te rm in a l d ow n y
co r ym b u s. L e a v e s o b lo n g , c o n v e x at th e b a ck , flat above, often
r ed , fom e tim e s a little rou gh at the back w ith v ifcid-p o in ted
h a ir s, e fp e c ia lly th e up p ermoft. F low e r s o n flender alternate
flow e r -fta lk s, c lo th ed (as w e ll as th e ca ly x ) w ith fimilar hairs.
P e ta ls w h ite or ro fe -co lou r ed , w ith a red rib . Anthe rse red.
C ap fule s b r ow n , ro u g h , tip p ed w ith th e p e rm an en t fty le s. W e
ha v e n ev e r fe en th is fp e c ie s cu ltiv a ted .