Sedum dendroideum

Sedum dendroideum
Sedum dendroideum at the San Francisco Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species:
S. dendroideum
Binomial name
Sedum dendroideum

Sedum dendroideum, commonly known as the tree stonecrop[2] or the false hens-and-chickens, is a shrub-like perennial plant that looks much like its Sempervivum look-alike. Native to Mexico,[3]

Uses

Yellow flowers

Ornamental

Due to their appearance and hardiness, like many plants in the sedum family, tree stonecrop are cultivated as garden plants. In winter, its leaves turn red.

Traditional medicine

In traditional Brazilian medicine, the fresh juice from the leaves of the tree stonecrop plant is used for the treatment of gastric and inflammatory disorders.[citation needed] In 2005, a medical research paper was released studying its uses, finding it had antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects in mice.[4]

Habitat

The plant thrives in warm, arid climates, as well as in cooler climates. It has been naturalized to California,[5] and Ohio.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sedum dendroideum Moc. & Sessé ex A. DC". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Sedum dendroideum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Sedum dendroideum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ Giany O. De Melo; David do C. Malvar; Frederico A. Vanderlinde; Priscilla A. Pires; Wellington S. Côrtes; Pedro Germano Filho; Michelle F. Muzitano; Carlos R. Kaiser & Sônia S. Costa (2005). "Phytochemical and pharmacological study of Sedum dendroideum leaf juice". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 102 (2): 217–220. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.015. PMID 16054793.
  5. ^ Calflora Calflora Taxon Report
  6. ^ United States Department of Agriculture, Sedum dendroideum Moc. & Sessé ex A. DC. tree stonecrop