Queen's Crown
Rhodiola rhodantha
Stonecrop family (Crassulaceae)
Rhodiola rhodantha and Rhodiola integrifolia are quite similar, having short succulent leaves on a thick straight stem topped by flower clusters. Both enjoy being in wet , but Rhodiola integrifolia will often also be found in drier open woods and Rhodiola rhodantha will commonly be found in quite wet high mountain . Rhodiola rhodantha's flower cluster is a rounded column. Both plants turn lovely, soft colors in the fall. "Rhodantha" is Greek for "rose flower." The plant was first collected for science by Charles Parry in Colorado in 1861 and was named Sedum rhodanthum by Asa Gray in 1862.

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