Needle Stonecrop (Sedum lineare Thunb.)
↑Range - Expand
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| Introduced but Eliminated |
This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
BONAP and POWO report this species as introduced in Georgia; according to FSUS this introduction was a waif, meaning that it did not persist in the wild.
↑Habitat
In North America, this species has only been recorded growing around the edges of granite outcroppings in the Georgia Piedmont, in Columbia County.
↑Uses
This species is widely planted in gardens as a groundcover, especially in rock gardens. It can potentially escape into the wild, and has done so at one site in Georgia, but did not persist there. It probably has low invasive potential, at least for now, due to its poor ability to survive in much of North America.
In its native range in China this species is used on green roofs.
We recommend against planting this plant. Even if it does not become invasive, it occupies spaces that could instead be occupied by native Sedum species or other native plants. For example, the region where it has established in the wild, it grew in a similar habitat to where the native granite stonecrop (Sedum pusillum) would occur, and that species is threatened and vulnerable to extinction.
↑Links & External Resources
• Sedum lineare (needle stonecrop) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Sedum lineare (Stonecrop) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Sedum lineare | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Sedum lineare | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Sedum lineare | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Sedum lineare Thunb. | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)
