Plants : CrassulaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Sedum rupestre L.

Reflexed Stonecrop

Description: A succulent perennial with thick linear leaves carried in rosettes or tufts at the ends of the branches. There are no dead leaves on the stems below these clusters (in contrast to the similar Sedum forsterianum). Flowers are yellow, star-shaped, produced in heads.

An introduction from the European continent. Occasional on old stone walls.

Often confused with Sedum forsterianum which grows in the same sort of habitat.

All names: Sedum rupestre L.; Sedum reflexum L.; Sedum glaucum Haw., non Lam.

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

iNaturalist: Sedum rupestre at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Sedum rupestre. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3482. Accessed on 2026-11-02.