Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1205869
Element CodePDCRA0A250
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyCrassulaceae
GenusSedum
Concept ReferenceZika, P.F., B.L. Wilson, R.E. Brainerd, N. Otting, S. Darington, B.J. Knaus, and J.K. Nelson. 2018. A review of Sedum section Gormania (Crassulaceae) in western North America. Phytotaxa 368(1): 1- 61.
Taxonomic CommentsSedum patens was described by Zika et al. (2018). S. patens is "distinguished from S. laxum by its white spreading petals and yellow anthers" (Zika et al. 2018).
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2021-05-27
Change Date2021-05-27
Edition Date2021-05-27
Edition AuthorsTomaino, A. (2021)
Threat ImpactMedium - low
Range Extent<100 square km (less than about 40 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank ReasonsSedum patens is is known only from seven populations, in low elevation canyons in Del Norte County, California.
Range Extent CommentsSedum patens is known from the South Fork of the Smith River, in the Klamath Ranges of southern Del Norte County, California (Zika et al. 2018).
Occurrences CommentsSeven populations are known (Zika et al. 2018).