A botanical name for a well-known Hylotelephium (Crassulaceae) hybrid

Authors

  • Julian M. H. Shaw
  • Ray Stephenson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2023.05.101

Keywords:

Sedum, herbstfreude, Autumn Joy, Indian Chief, hybrid, alien plants

Abstract

A widespread hybrid of Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H.Ohba × H. telephium subsp. maximum (L.) H.Ohba (Crassulaceae), is commonly referred to by a cultivar name, ‘Herbstfreude’. A binomial, Hylotelephium × mottramianum J.M.H. Shaw & R. Stephenson is provided for the nothospecies.



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Published

2023-02-14

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023): British & Irish Botany

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