About Sedella pumila (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Sedella pumila, whose scientific name is Sedella pumila (Benth.) Britton & Rose, is a species of flowering plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is commonly known as Sierra mock stonecrop. The species is native to California, where its distribution ranges from the North Coast Ranges and adjacent areas of the Central Valley to the Sierra Nevada foothills. It grows in vernal pools and similar habitats, specifically on rocky and gravelly flats made up of serpentine soils, limestone, or soils of volcanic origin, and it often grows alongside mosses. This species is an annual herb that reaches a height between 2 and 17 centimeters, and its tissues come in shades of green, yellow, and red. It bears small, knobby succulent leaves that are each only a few millimeters long. Flowers grow at the top of thin, threadlike stems. These flowers have fleshy sepals and yellowish petals, each a few millimeters in length, and produce a musty scent.
