''Pseudosedum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Crassulaceae
The Crassulaceae (, from Latin ''crassus'', thick), also known as the crassulas, the stonecrops or the orpine family, are a diverse Family (biology), family of dicotyledon angiosperms primarily characterized by succulent leaves and a form of phot ...
native to Central Asia and Siberia.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''
Pseudosedum acutisepalum''
C.-A.Jansson
* ''
Pseudosedum affine''
(Schrenk) A.Berger
* ''
Pseudosedum bucharicum''
Boriss.
* ''
Pseudosedum campanuliflorum''
Boriss.
* ''
Pseudosedum condensatum''
Boriss.
* ''
Pseudosedum fedtschenkoanum''
Boriss.
* ''
Pseudosedum ferganense''
Boriss.
* ''
Pseudosedum kamelinii''
Palanov
* ''
Pseudosedum karatavicum''
Boriss.
* ''
Pseudosedum koelzii''
C.-A.Jansson
* ''
Pseudosedum kuramense''
Boriss.
* ''
Pseudosedum lievenii''
(Ledeb.) A.Berger
* ''
Pseudosedum longidentatum''
Boriss.
* ''
Pseudosedum multicaule''
(Boiss. & Buhse) Boriss.
Ecology
It is an important host for the larva of the Central Asian butterfly ''
Parnassius apollonius
''Parnassius apollonius'' is a member of the snow Apollo genus ''Parnassius'' of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. It is found in central and south Kazakhstan, the south Altai, Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Tian-Shan, Ghissar-D ...
''.
[P. V. Bogdanov, A. L. Devyatkin, L. V. Kabak, V. A. Korolev, V. S. Murzin, G. D. Samodurov, E. A. Tarasov, and V. K. Tuzov (1997) ''Guide to the butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)''. Volume 1: Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae. Pensoft. ]
References
Crassulaceae
Crassulaceae genera
Taxa named by Alwin Berger
Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier
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