[The Stonecrop Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Leiberg's Stonecrop

Sedum leibergii

Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum

Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii (Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum)

The photo above shows the developing floral stem or scape of Leiberg's stonecrop. Although some of the leaves appear opposite, most are alternate, so this is not Sedum debile. Photographed at the crest of the Columbia Hills in the eastern Columbia River Gorge..........May 1, 2005.

Characteristics:

Leiberg's stonecrop is a biennial or perennial wildflower with leafy, simple to sometimes branching stems from 5-12 cm high. The lower leaves are narrowly spatulate (See photos.), measuring 6-12 mm long. They are widest at the tips and taper gradually to the petioles. The upper leaves are alternate, shorter in length, and are broadly lanceolate or oblong in shape and measure up to 6 mm long.

The inflorescence is a spreading to recurved-branched cyme of numerous flowers. The 5 sepals are narrowly triangular to ovate-lanceolate in shape and up to 2 mm long. The yellow to greenish-yellow petals are narrowly lanceolate in shape and 5-8 mm long. The stamens are slightly shorter than the petals with the oblong-oval anthers up to 1.2 mm long.


Habitat:

Leiberg's stonecrop may be found on mossy, rocky banks and gravelly slopes, especially in canyons.


Range:

Leiberg's stonecrop may be found from Yakima County in Washington south to north-central Oregon and east to southeastern Washington and western Idaho, including the Snake River canyon.


Inflorescence of Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii (Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum) - Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii (Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum)

The photo at left shows the flowers of Leiberg's stonecrop. Photographed along the Blue Basin overlook trail, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.........May 28, 2007. The photo at right shows Leiberg's stonecrop on a rock outcrop along the Hardstone Trail near the big whirlpool in the John Day River, Cottonwood Canyon State Park and adjacent BLM lands.....April 24, 2022.

Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii (Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum) - Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii (Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum)

Leiberg's stonecrop nearly ready to bloom on rock outcrops along the Gray Butte Trail #852, Crooked River National Grasslands.........May 20, 2017.

Basal and lower stem leaves and flower buds of Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii (Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum)

An example of Leiberg's stonecrop with flower buds as seen at the Lawrence Memorial Grasslands several miles southwest of Shaniko, OR..........May 15, 2010.

Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii (Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum)

The photo above shows the stem of Leiberg's stonecrop. Although some of the leaves appear opposite, most are alternate, so this is not Sedum debile. Photographed along the Blue Basin overlook trail, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.........May 23, 2003.

Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii (Synonyms: Amerosedum leibergii, Sedum borschii, Sedum divaricatum)
The photo above shows the basal and stem leaves of Leiberg's stonecrop as seen on cliffs just east of the mouth of the Deschutes River to the west of Biggs, OR..........April 2, 2000.

Paul Slichter