Sedum anglicum can be distinguished from sedum album, the other white-flowered stonecrop, by its flowers, which are arranged in small numbers just above the leaves, rather than in a branched umbel well above the leaves.
Common name:
English stonecrop
Family:
Scientific name:
Sedum anglicum
Main flower color:
Range:
All the UK; least common inland and across high elevation regions, most common close to the western coasts
Height:
Up to 5 cm
Habitat:
Beach margins, old walls, sea cliffs, rocky outcrops, dry grassland
Flowers:
White, up to 12 mm in diameter, with five white petals, often pinkish below. Produced singly or in small clusters, amongst or only slightly above the leaves. Plants form low, spreading mats
Leaves:
Alternate, ovate to egg-shaped, greyish-green or reddish-tinged, up to 5 mm long
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
