THICK-LEAVED STONECROP

Sedum dasyphyllum

Stonecrop Family [Crassulaceae]

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Photo: © Dawn Nelson

Usually grown on walls in gardens, from which it can escape, but it still favours walls, as here.

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Photo: © Dawn Nelson

Like many Stonecrops, it has a pink hue.

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Photo: © Dawn Nelson

The flower petals are white from above, but pinkish underneath.

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Photo: © Dawn Nelson

The flowers in sparse cymes are mainly near the end of a 10cm long stem. The leaves are sparse, small, bulbous and usually in opposite pairs up the stalk.

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Photo: © Dawn Nelson

Petals usually number 6, but 5 to 7 is possible. The centre is in 6 yellowish segments.

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Photo: © Dawn Nelson

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Very small dark-coloured anthers on thin white stamens.

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Leaves stubby.

5th July 2013, Petworth, South Downs, West Sussex

Stems may fork and are pinkish with short white glandular hairs. Leaves speckled with darker-pink spots and splodges.

Some similarities to : other Stonecrops, such as English Stonecrop (Sedum anglicum) but Thick-leaved Stonecrop has more bulbous leaves, which are mostly in opposite pairs, quite sparse on the stem and covered in pink blotches.

It is a garden plant typical of the Mediterranean region growing mainly on walls; sometimes on rocks. It sometimes escapes from gardens and grows in similar places but not much further north than Lancashire.

Sedum

dasyphyllum

⇐ Global Aspect ⇒

Crassulaceae

Distribution
family8Stonecrop family8Crassulaceae
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Sedum
(Stonecrops)