3 genera
16 species
2 subspecies and varieties
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Scientific name
Common name
– wrinkle-seed pygmyweed, water pygmy weed
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, and in the southeastern and northeastern regions of North America.
Habitat: Mud flats and vernal pools.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-August
Growth Duration: Annual
– pygmy weed
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington in San Juan County; British Columbia to California, east to Arizona and Texas.
Habitat: Sandy areas, paths and roadsides.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Annual
– mossy stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Disturbed areas, rock crevices, and sandy areas, often where seasonally wet or moist.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: March-April
Growth Duration: Annual
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king's crown, midsummer-men, roseroot
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, also in the Great Lakes region.
Habitat: Cliffs, talus and ridges, subalpine to alpine, generally where moist in early summer.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
– king's crown, roseroot
– mossy stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon, east across Canada, and the central, southeastern, and northeastern U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Disturbed ground at low elevation.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
– white stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Utah, and in northeastern North America.
Habitat: Disturbed, open areas including fields, lawns, parking areas, and rocky outcroppings.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
– short-leaved stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington in King County, WA.
Habitat: Cliffs and exposed rock faces.
Origin: Introduced from southern Europe
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
– Pacific stonecrop, spreading stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta.
Habitat: Open, rocky areas, mid- to high elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
– Forster's stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to western Washington.
Habitat: Roadsides, bluffs, and rocky soil, where escaping from cultivation.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
– lance-leaved stonecrop
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains in the U.S. and Canada.
Habitat: On rocks or gravel in open, dry areas, from sea level to the alpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
– Leiberg's stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Oregon, east to Montana.
Habitat: Mossy rocks to open, gravelly hillsides, chiefly in canyons.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
– Oregon stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California.
Habitat: Rock ledges, talus slopes and gravelly ridges from low elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
– lance-leaved stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington east to Idaho.
Habitat: Open, exposed places, usually on rocks or in gravelly soil, at moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
– broadleaf stonecrop, spatula-leaf stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Coastal cliffs, ledges, balds, and gravelly soil in the foothills.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
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wormleaf stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascade crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the northern Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Grasslands and ponderosa pine forests to sub-alpine ridges, on dry, gravelly benches, rock crevices and talus.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
– wormleaf stonecrop
– Thart's stonecrop
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Roadsides, and rocky banks.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial