Common name:
Roseroot
Family:
Scientific name:
Rhodiola rosea
Synonym:
Sedum rosea
Main flower color:
Range:
Scotland, western Ireland, mountainous areas of northern England and Wales
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Sea cliffs, rocky places in mountains
Flowers:
Yellow to greenish-yellow, four-petalled, with eight stamens or five carpels - plants are dioecious. Flowers are held in compact terminal clusters
Fruit:
Follicles, up to 9 mm long, with spreading beaks
Leaves:
Ovate to oblong, pale green, fleshy, up to 5 cm long, lined by small teeth. Margins sometimes reddish
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★