Succulent from Teotenango Edit: Sedum oxypetalum

Dalesmicro · Post by **Dalesmicro** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:21 am

When I first came to Toluca to live, I visited the Teotenango Pyramids which are located between Toluca and Ixtapan de la Sal, in a region of small corn fields. The local farmers continue to farm there even in areas where there are ruins. I took a small cutting from what appeared to be a very old succulent about 4 feet tall with lichens growing on some of the older branches. When I returned a year latter the farmers had cut the plants down, replacing them with another cornfield.

My cutting is still growing and I am wondering if it can be identified from the following pictures. Thanks, Dale

peterb · Post by **peterb** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:38 am

Is it a species of Portulaca?

peterb

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:41 am

Sedum?
To bad about that great old plant.

Good thing you have a cutting to keep it going.

cruaux · Post by **cruaux** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:00 am

Sedum oxypetalum would be my guess. If not, definitely a tree sedum of some kind.

eduart · Post by **eduart** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:33 am

Hi there,

Sedum oxypetalum would be my guess.

I fully agree with that, it looks like S. oxypetalum indeed. More, checking the distribution I have read in Sedum: cultivated stonecrops By Ray Stephenson that it is even indigenous to the state of Mexico.

Cheers,

Eduart

Dalesmicro · Post by **Dalesmicro** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:38 pm

Many thanks, it is always nice to have a name to go with a plant. Now I can try to learn more about it!

Rosemarie · Post by **Rosemarie** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:20 pm

Nice one! Love your shots of it!

Succulent from Teotenango Edit: Sedum oxypetalum

Succulent from Teotenango Edit: Sedum oxypetalum

Thanks again!!