Sedum acre

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Sempervivoideae
Tribus: Sedeae
Genus: Sedum
Sectio: S. sect. Sedum
Series: S. ser. Sedum
Species: Sedum acre
Subspecies: S. a. subsp. acre – S. a. subsp. majus
Name

Sedum acre L., Sp. Pl. 432 1753.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Sedum sexangulare var. acre (L.) F. & P., 1898.

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 432.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Sedum acre. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sedum acre. Published online. Accessed: Dec 06 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Sedum acre in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 06. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Sedum acre. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names
العربية: سدم لاذع
azərbaycanca: Acı dovşankələmi
башҡортса: Ҡуян кәбеҫтәһе
беларуская: Расходнік едкі
català: Crespinell groc
kaszëbsczi: Niesmiertelnik
čeština: Rozchodník ostrý
Cymraeg: Briweg Boeth
dansk: Bidende Stenurt
Deutsch: Scharfer Mauerpfeffer
English: Biting Stonecrop
español: Pampajarito
eesti: Harilik kukehari
فارسی: سدوم اکر
suomi: Keltamaksaruoho
français: Orpin âcre
hornjoserbsce: Popjerjane mydleško
magyar: Borsos varjúháj, adriai varjúháj
italiano: Borracina acre
日本語: オウシュウマンネングサ
lietuvių: Aitrusis šilokas
latviešu: Kodīgais laimiņš
norsk bokmål: Bitterbergknapp
Nederlands: Muurpeper
norsk nynorsk: Bitterbergknapp
occitan: Rasin de serp
polski: Rozchodnik ostry
русский: Очиток едкий
slovenčina: Rozchodník prudký
svenska: Gul fetknopp
Türkçe: Acı damkoruğu
українська: Очиток їдкий
中文: 辛味景天

Sedum acre, commonly known as the goldmoss stonecrop,[1] mossy stonecrop,[2] goldmoss sedum, biting stonecrop and wallpepper, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is native to Europe, but also naturalised in North America, Japan and New Zealand.

Description

Biting stonecrop is a tufted evergreen perennial that forms mat-like stands some 5 to 12 cm (2 to 5 in) tall. For much of the year the stems are short, semi-prostrate and densely clad in leaves. At the flowering time in June and July, the stems lengthen and are erect, somewhat limp and often pinkish-brown with the leaves further apart. The leaves are alternate, fleshy and shortly cylindrical with a rounded tip. They are also sometimes tinged with red. The starry flowers form a three to six-flowered cyme. The calyx has five fleshy sepals fused at the base, the corolla consists of five regular bright yellow petals, there are ten stamens, a separate gynoecium and five pistils. The fruit consists of five united, many-seeded follicles. The leaves contain an acrid fluid that can cause skin rashes.[3]
Habitat

Biting stonecrop is a low-growing plant that cannot compete with more vigorous, fast-growing species. It is specially adapted for growing on thin dry soils and can be found on shingle, beaches, drystone walls, dry banks, seashore rocks, roadside verges, wasteland and in sandy meadows near the sea.[3]
Cultivation

Biting stonecrop spreads when allowed to do so, but is easily controlled, being shallow-rooted. It is used in hanging baskets and container gardens, as a trailing accent, in borders, or as groundcover. This plant grows as a creeping ground cover, often in dry sandy soil, but also in the cracks of masonry. It grows well in poor soils, sand, rock gardens, and rich garden soil, under a variety of light levels.
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sedum acre". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 243.
"Biting stonecrop: Sedum acre". NatureGate. Retrieved 29 December 2013.