It never ceases to amaze me how these plants survive. It’s mid-August in the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina, and it’s hardly rained for months. As you can see, it grows in poor, rocky soil. All these photographs were taken from the road, so if you can’t hike into the countryside like me, don’t despair.
According to data from Flora.PT based on photographs submitted, the Sedum Sediforme (Jacq.) Pau flower from April until to end of August.
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Como citar este mapa
A.Carapeto, M.Porto, P.V.Araújo, F.Clamote, D.Frade, A.J.Pereira, M.J.Correia, J.T.Tavares, et al. (2024). Sedum sediforme (Jacq.) Pau – mapa de distribuição. Flora-On: Flora de Portugal Interactiva, Sociedade Portuguesa de Botânica. http://www.flora-on.pt/#wSedum+sediforme. Consulta realizada em 13/08/2024
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For more extensive information, check out:
http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/05_085_07%20Sedum.pdf#page=28
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I am intrigued by native wildflowers living and thriving in very difficult conditions. We have many different varieties in the area where I live. Coltsfoot being the very first one to arrive in the spring.
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Hi Maria, I am also intrigued and living so close to the Natural Park I’m spoilt for choice. Coltsfoot is Tussilago farfara? It appears we don’t have that here. But it seems to be used for medicinal purposes.
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Talk about rocky soil!!!
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Yep, it literally grows out of the side of the road. I don’t know how it survives.
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What an example of blooming under difficult circumstances! Inspirational.
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Yes, not only do they grow in sandy or rocky ground, they survive with very little water. I was not expecting to find anything in bloom during August. NAture never ceases to surpise me.
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