English: Pacific Stonecrop.
Region: western N. America, Alaska, British Colombia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, California.
Habitat: rocky slopes and ledges of cliffs, scree, semistable talus, lava fields; elevations up to 2300 metres; alpine to sub-alpine rocky ledges, ridges and talus slopes; moderately cold-hardy plant, tolerating temperatures to -20°c; prefers moist, but well-drained, fairly fertile soil; prefers sunny position; tolerates quite dry positions, poor soils, light shade; very drought tolerant
Ecology: often specially targeted by slugs; immune to the predations of rabbits.
Content: alkaloids; sedine, sedamine.
Use: food a, edible leaves and young blooming stems; medicine.
BotanyHerb; evergreen; perennial; somewhat tufted; 10 to 15 cm tall.
Stem: branched, decumbent, becoming erect or ascending.
Leaves: very small; round, looking rather like a small green berry; crisp texture; taste slightly acidic.
Flowers: yellow; mell fruity.
Pollination: by insect; self-fertile.