Common name:
White stonecrop
Family:
Scientific name:
Sedum album
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered locations in England, Wales and east Scotland; most common in the southwest, where it is native; introduced in many areas
Height:
Between 7 cm and 15 cm
Habitat:
Sea cliffs, old walls, rocky outcrops
Flowers:
Up to 9 mm in diameter; five white petals (sometimes pinkish underneath), each with a carpel at the base, and ten stamens, which have white filaments and purple anthers. Produced in a stalked, branched cluster, held well above the leaves
Leaves:
Alternate, up to 12 mm long, fleshy, ovate, coloured green to purplish
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
