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Biting Stonecrop

©Philip Precey

Biting stonecrop

Also known as 'Goldmoss' due to its dense, low-growing nature and yellow flowers, Biting stonecrop can be seen on well-drained ground like sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and pavements.

Enw gwyddonol

Sedum acre

Pryd i'w gweld

January to December

Gwybodaeth am rywogaethau

Ystadegau

Height: up to 10cm
Common.

Ynghylch

Biting stonecrop is a mat-forming plant that is common on well-drained ground, such as sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and pavements. It has yellow, star-shaped flowers that appear from May to July, and fleshy leaves that have a biting-hot taste. It attracts many bees in search of nectar.

Sut i'w hadnabod

Biting stonecrop displays dense clusters of small, star-shaped, yellow flowers with long stamens. The succulent leaves are egg-shaped and crowded together.

Dosbarthiad

Found throughout the UK, but most common in England and Wales.

Roeddech chi yn gwybod?

Sedums, such as Biting stonecrop, are popular garden plants and can be planted in the barest of soils, along walls, in rockeries or in containers. They attract lots of nectar-loving insects.