Sedum moranense
A small, freely branching Sedum of the central Mexican highlands, forming low mats or tiny shrublets of crowded, fleshy leaves that redden in strong light and cold. It wants full sun, cool nights, a dry bright winter and a summer rainy season, and is easy in a sunny, well-drained pot.
Where it grows wild
Rocky slopes, lava fields, walls and open scrub or pine-oak clearings on the central Mexican plateau, rooted in thin mineral soil in crevices and among stones.
Recorded mostly around 2000–2800 m (median 2333 m); the 5500 m maximum is above the vegetation line and is a record error.
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