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Trees- ShrubsPale Stonecrop (Sedum sediforme)
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Plants from the genus Sedum generally have edible leaves, however those from S. sediforme will cause stomach upsets if eaten in large quantities. This genus is also nearly immune to predation via rabbits (1). It is part of the Crassulaceae Family, meaning that it has the potential to photosynethis using CAM (2). It is a fleshy plant made up of erect stems which can grow up to 50 cm tall. The leaves are around 2.5 cm in length and are glabrous and bluish-green in colour (3). Its flowers are pale yellow and the petals are three to four times larger than the sepals (3). The flowers are also hermaphrodite containing both male and female plants (1).
Sedum sediforme is a perennial plant (3) and therefore keeps its leaves all year round (1). It flowers from July to August.
It requires soils with good drainage (3). Often it is found in rocky places, on stone walls and exposed calcareous and clay based soils. It cannot grow in the shade (1).
It is native to the Mediterranean region (3).
Description written by Amy Trayler (2009)
(1) Plants for a Future (2000) Sedum sediforme [online] Available:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Sedum+sediforme [date accessed: 11/05/2009]
(2) Campbell. N. A., and Reece. J. B. (2005) Biology, 7th Edition, Pearson and Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco
(3) Desert Tropical’s (2005) Pale Stonecrop [online] Available:
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Crassulaceae/Sedum_sediforme.html [date accessed: 11/05/2009]
