ID this groundcover?

Fortín de las Flores, Mexico(Zone 10b)

SOLVED: Can anyone tell me what this creeping groundcover is called in English, and it's scientific name? Locally here in eastern Mexico it's called "semilla de melon" presumably for the melon seed shape of the leaves. The leaves are 3/4" long max, most of them in the picture are 1/2" or less. Thanks, Carmen

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Keaau, HI

Maybe a type of Sedum, Stone-Crop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedum

Need to see flowers to be sure.

Fortín de las Flores, Mexico(Zone 10b)

Thanks for the quick response, I think you're right. Going thru the sedums, I'm now pretty confident it's Sedum lineare, needle or pincushion stonecrop.

Keaau, HI

You're very welcome!

Sedum lineare 'Variegatum' may be the cultivar.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58017/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedum_lineare

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