English Stonecrop
English Stonecrop
Flowerhead
10 stamens, 5 rounded carpels
Older carpels turning pink
Carpels giving pink appearance
Fleshy leaves
Reddened leaves
Eco-roof, Lakeland
English stonecrop - Eco-roof,
Lakeland
Sedum anglicum
Crassulaceae
June to September
It is mainly coastal and is most common in the Northwest
and the Southwest.
It is thinly scattered inland.
See the BSBI distribution map for English Stonecrop
It grows by the sea on rocks, dunes, shingle and dry
grassland.
Inland it grows on walls, hedge banks and in quarries.
English Stonecrop is a a native, creeping, mat-forming,
perennial herb, growing up to 5cm.
Flowers are 12mm across with 5 lanceolate, white petals,
10 stamens and 5 roundish carpels.
The carpels start of white and turn pink, giving the flowers
a pink tinge.
Leaves are small, green and fleshy, turning red on aging.
English stonecrop is a major component of eco-roofs,
such as the one at Lakeland, Windermere, Cumbria.
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English Stonecrop
Flowerhead
10 stamens, 5 rounded carpels
Older carpels turning pink
Carpels giving pink appearance
Fleshy leaves
Reddened leaves
Eco-roof, Lakeland
English stonecrop - Eco-roof,
Lakeland
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