''Sedella congdonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common name Congdon's mock stonecrop. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, where it can be found in the

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...

, often in rocky and moist habitat types. It is an annual herb growing just a few centimeters high. The oval

succulent In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...

leaves are just a few millimeters long. The flowers occur in a cyme on thin branches. Each has yellow petals no more than 3 millimeters long.

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Crassulaceae Endemic flora of California Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Crassulaceae-stub