Common names:
Thick-leaved stonecrop, Corsican stonecrop
Family:
Scientific name:
Sedum dasyphyllum
Main flower color:
Range:
England, mainly central, and parts of east Wales; an introduced species, from southern Europe
Height:
A few cm - forms spreading mats
Habitat:
Quarries, old walls, limestone outcrops
Flowers:
Around 6 mm across; five (less often six) white petals, the same number of greenish carpels, and twice as many white stamens
Leaves:
Opposite, grey-green or reddish, short, thick and rounded; glandular and downy
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
