Table 2.

Comparing the diagnostics of Sedum lipingense sp. nov., S. subtile and S. bulbiferum.

Traits		S. lipingense	S. subtile	S. bulbiferum
Rosette leaves during florescence		present	absent	absent
Sterile shoots		absent	present	absent
Flowering stem		3–7 cm	5–10 cm	7–22 cm
Proximal stem leaves	Phyllotaxy	alternate, sometimes opposite on lateral flowering stem	opposite or 3–6-verticillate	opposite
	Leaf blade	broadly obovate	obovate	ovate-spatulate
Distal stem leaves	Phyllotaxy	alternate (sometimes subopposite)	alternate	alternate
	Leaf blade	spatulate-oblanceolate	oblanceolate-linear	spatulate-oblanceolate
	Bulbils in axils	absent	absent	present
Cymes	Branches	(2-) 3	2- or 3-branched	3-branched, branches 2-forked
	Branch flowers	1- to two	3- to several	many
Sepals		lanceolate-oblong, subequal	broadly linear to narrowly lanceolate, unequal	lanceolate to oblanceolate, unequal
Nectar scales		broadly cuneate, ca. 0.6 × 0.4 mm, apex truncate	broadly cuneate, ca. 0.4 × 0.5 mm, apex truncate	obovate, ca. 0.6 mm
Carpels		ca. 3.5 mm base connate for ca. 1 mm	ca. 5 mm base connate for ca. 2 mm	ca. 4 mm base connate for ca. 1 mm
Styles		ca. 1 mm	ca. 2 mm	ca. 1 mm
Fl.		Apr–May	Apr–Jun	Apr–May
Fr.		May–Jun	Jul–Aug	Jun–Jul