Lenophyllum Explained

Lenophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae. The roughly seven species it contains are distributed in Texas in the United States and northeastern Mexico.^[1] Some authorities place it in the genus Sedum. Plants in this genus are distinguished from Sedum species by the presence of terminal inflorescences, erect petals, and opposite leaves.^[2] The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words ληνός (lenos), meaning "trough", and φύλλον (phyllon), meaning "leaf."^[1]

Selected species

• Lenophyllum acutifolium Rose
• Lenophyllum guttatum Rose^[3]
• Lenophyllum texanum (J.G.Sm.) Rose  - Coastal stonecrop
• Lenophyllum weinbergii Britton^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lenophyllum Rose, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 47: 159, figs. 18, 19, plate 20. 1904. . Reid V. . Moran . Flora of North America . eFloras . 2011-05-20.
2. Book: Stephenson, Ray . Sedum: Cultivated Stonecrops . Timber Press . 1994 . 978-0-88192-238-7 . 71–73.
3. Book: Villarreal Quintanilla, José Ángel . Flora de Coahuila . UNAM . 2001 . 978-968-36-9771-4 . 82.