Crassulaceae

Rock stonecrop

Petrosedum forsterianum (Sm.) Grulich

Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Petrosedum

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Rock stonecrop (Petrosedum forsterianum) — FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Chinese: 松毛景天
Dutch: Sierlijk vetkruid
English: Rock stonecrop
Finnish: Peiponmaksaruoho
French: Orpin élégant
German: Forsters Mauerpfeffer, Zierliche Fetthenne
Swedish: Tofsfetknopp
Welsh: Briweg Gymreig

Synonyms

Petrosedum rupestre subsp. elegans (Lej.) Velayos
Petrosedum rupestre var. forsterianum (Sm.) Niederle
Sedum aureum Wirtg. ex F.W.Schultz
Sedum elegans Lej.
Sedum forsterianum Sm.
Sedum forsterianum subsp. elegans (Lej.) E.F.Warb.
Sedum guadarramicum Sennen
Sedum reflexum var. aureum (Wirtg.) H.Jacobsen
Sedum rupestre subsp. elegans (Lej.) Syme
Sedum rupestre subsp. forsterianum (Sm.) R.L.Evans

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 92 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shiqi Zhou, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.