English: Lamb's-tail; Gold drop.
Synonym: Chiastophyllum oppositifolium.
English: Golden Drops, Yellow Bells.
Synonym: Cotyledon oppositifolia;
Umbilicus oppositifolius; Sedum oppositifolium.
German: Gold Klöcchen.
Dutch: Gouddruppeltje.
Region: West Asia; Caucasus, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran.
Habitat: shady mountain areas; full sun or in partial shade; does not need nutritious soil; forests, particularly on mossy rocks, shady cliffs, and forest floors; thrives in humid, cool, and shady environments; prefers rich, moist, and well-drained soil. It is very cold-hardy, suitable for zones down to around -20°C.
Content: flavonoids, including rutin, quercetin, and kaempferol; other phenolic compounds.
Use: ornamental, in rock gardens, valued for its foliage and delicate, arching flower sprays.
BotanyType: herb; evergreen; perennial; succulent, mat-forming; grows up to 30 cm tall.
Root: fibrous root system.
Stem: Spreading, prostrate, sterile shoots that form a mat of foliage.
Leaves: opposite, large, fleshy, bright green leaves; ovate to orbicular (egg-shaped to round) with scalloped (crenate) margins; the leaves grow in tight rosettes on the sterile stems.
Inflorescence: erect, arching racemes; 15 to 30 cm tall.
Flowers: small, tiny, delicate, bell-shaped flowers; golden-yellow, sulphur-yellow; typically 5-merous (five-parted); blooms in June and July.
Pollination: by insects.