Scientific name: | Sedum aizoon L. | |
Swedish name: | Gyllenfetblad | |
German name: | Deckblatt-Fetthenne | |
Nederlandse naam: | Vetkruid | |
English name: | Aizoon Stonecrop | |
Family: | Crassulaceae, Stonecrop Family, Fetbladsväxter |
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Life form: | Perennial herb | |
Stems: | Height 20–40 cm, ascending to erect, reddish brown base | |
Leaves: | Alternate, stalkless, flat, four to eight centimeters long, slender and blunt with trubbsågad edge | |
Flowers: | Dense clustered cymes of yellow flowers, 5 petals, 5 sepals 10 stamens, 5 pistils | |
Flowering Period: | July-August | |
Fruits: | Follicle, 5 many seeded | |
Habitat: | Roadsides, rocks, walls | |
Distribution: | Southern, central Sweden |
Derivation of the botanical name: Sedum, Latin sedo, "to sit," in reference to the manner in which some species attach themselves to stones or walls. aizoon, (αειζωον) Greek AEI always and zoon live, from 'ever living'; evergreen.
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