Thanks for the lead -- I don't think it's Sedum glaucophyllum but after
checking on some of the Sedum's that grow in the area and doing a quick
Google search, I'm guessing there's a good chance that it's Sedum
ternatum (Wild Stonecrop). What I had forgotten to mention is that the
rosettes at the terminal ends are more flattened in nature. I can id for
sure in Spring when it blooms. I'm usually pretty happy with the line
drawings in Newcomb's but I have to say that at least in this particular
instance, the line drawing for S. ternatum wasn't that helpful to me
esp. since it wasn't flowering.


Cereus-validus-........... wrote:
Maybe Sedum glaucophyllum?

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"Kelly" wrote in message
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I saw a plant on my New Year's day hike that really caught my attention.
Unfortunately, I didn't take a sample back to id and didn't check to see if
the leaves are alternate or not; however, I do remember that the leaves
were entire, seemed to form somewhat of a rosette pattern near the terminal
ends, the leaves and stems have a quality similar to that of a succulent
plant, and it was creeping and growing on mossy rocks mid trail in a moist,
wooded environment in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina. Any
possible clues to point me in the right general direction for id'ing this
plant? If not, I'll have to make a trip back out there to collect a
specimen to check it out further since I'm very enamored by this plant. I
have a Newcomb's Wildflower guide but I'm not finding it helpful in this
particular instance since I'm not even sure that it is something that
flowers and obviously wouldn't be flowering this time of year even if it
were.