Flower profile
Orpine stonecrop
Sedum debile
Orpine stonecrop (Sedum debile) is a flowering plant in the Crassulaceae family, native in the lower 48 states, blooming mostly June–August across the U.S.
Orpine stonecrop is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states. In Utah it's most often seen in bloom in June–August.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Utah
Quick look
Sedum debile, commonly called orpine stonecrop or weakstem stonecrop, is a low growing carpet-forming flowering plant species of the genus Sedum in the family Crassulaceae.
- It belongs to the Crassulaceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 6 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Utah. NatureServe
- In Utah, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in June–August. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 711 research-grade sightings of it in Utah, ranking #82 among the 153 flowers on our Utah list. iNaturalist
When does it bloom?
In Utah, most flowering sightings come in June–August.
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G4 Apparently secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Utah
- No list Utah has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's Utah ranks instead. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Utah.
- Rare elsewhere
- No other U.S. state ranks it S1, S2, SH or SX.
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list. For context only: ASPCA lists a related species, Sedum album (“Hardy Baby Tears”), as non-toxic to dogs and cats. That doesn't tell us about this species, so keep pets away to be safe. ASPCA
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records orpine stonecrop in 6 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming.
Utah counties with USDA records: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Duchesne, Juab, Millard, Piute, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Weber.
Names, range and relatives
Other scientific names (synonyms in USDA PLANTS): Amerosedum debile, Gormania debilis.
County records: USDA PLANTS lists it in 35 counties across 5 states; the most are in Utah (16), Idaho (8), Nevada (7).
Other Sedum on Bloomipedia (5): Woodland stonecrop, Lanceleaf stonecrop, Broad-leaved stonecrop, Widow's-cross, Elf orpine.
More from the Crassulaceae family (8 on Bloomipedia; most observed first): Chalk dudleya, Western roseroot, Queen's crown.
More Utah flowers
Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile SEDE.
- iNaturalist, Sedum debile: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Sedum debile (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Utah: Utah noxious weed list (Utah Admin. Code R68-9-3).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Sedum debile (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: ASPCA.
- Photo: Daughter Dad via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.