Plants : CrassulaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Sedum rosea (L.) Scop.

Roseroot

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Sedum rosea

Description: Roseroot gets its name from the scent of its roots resembling that of roses. It is a rather rare arctic-alpine species growing on high mountains such as some of the Mournes, but also on Fair Head and formerly on the cliffs overlooking Lower Lough Erne, though now thought to be extinct at this site.

All names: Sedum rosea (L.) Scop.; Rhodalia rosea L.; Sedum rhodiola DC.

Distribution Map from NBN: Sedum rosea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Sedum rosea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Sedum rosea. (L.) Scop.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3466. Accessed on 2026-11-02.