English: Caucasian Stonecrop; Dragon's Blood.
Dutch: Roze vetkruid.
Synonym: Sedum spurium.
Region: west Asia, Ciscaucasia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Iran
Habitat: rocks in moist regions in the middle and upper alpine zones; moderately cold-hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to around -15°c; prefers a sunny position, but tolerates partial shade; succeeds in most soils, prefers a fertile well-drained soil; drought tolerant; tolerates poor soils.
Ecology: invasive; immune to the predations of rabbits.
Content: alkaloids, tannins, cyanogenic compounds; flavanoids; phenolics.
Use: food, leaves, raw or cooked, as a pickle; medicine; green roof and green wall systems; ornamental, ground cover.
BotanyHerb; evergreen; perennial; 10 cm tall; mat-forming plant with prostrate to ascending stems, producing short sterile stems.
Root: fibrous; creeping rhizome.
Stem: mats of prostrate short, sterile shoots; 2 to 3 cm long.
Inflorescence: blooming stems 3 to 6 cm long.
Flowers: white or pink.
Pollination: by insects, self.