Rhodiola
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This article is about the plant genus. For the particular species widely used in herbal medicine (as "golden root", "roseroot", etc.), see Rhodiola rosea.
Rhodiola is a genus of perennial plants in the family Crassulaceae[1] that resemble Sedum and other members of the family. Like sedums, Rhodiola species are often called stonecrops. Some authors merge Rhodiola into Sedum.[2][3]
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Rhodiola | |
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Rhodiola heterodonta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Subfamily: | Sempervivoideae |
Tribe: | Umbiliceae |
Genus: | Rhodiola L. |
Species | |
c. 90 |
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Rhodiola species grow in high-altitude and other cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere.[4] Plants of the World Online gives the number of accepted species as 69,[5] the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website gives it as 90,[1] and the Flora of China gives it as about 90, with 55 in China and 16 endemic there.[4] Flora of North America lists only three species in the United States and Canada.[6]