Pacific Stonecrop, Spreading Stonecrop
Sedum divergens
Synonym: Amerosedum divergens
The photos on this page were all photographed on rocky cliffs
about 1/4 mile up the climbers trail from the Bird Creek Meadows Parking Lot
at the southeast corner of Mt. Adams........August 7, 2004.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of spreading stonecrop,
as seen high above the White Salmon River on cliffs above Forest Road #23 at
the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams...........June 21, 2005.
The photo above shows the general spreading
form of spreading stonecrop as seen high above the White Salmon River on cliffs
above Forest Road #23 at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams..........June
21, 2005. The leaves are tightly clustered together at this time, but eventually
spread out as the stem elongates through the summer (as seen below).
The photo above shows the opposite leaves and
inflorescence of spreading stonecrop.
The photo above shows the decumbent, "spreading
stem of spreading stonecrop. note the opposite leaves, with those lower on the
stem beginning to shrivel.
Paul Slichter