Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Tiny
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Runners
Defense: Armor
Status: Uncommon

About

Stringy Stonecrop, also known as graveyard moss, is a perennial flowering plant native to East Asia and Southeast Asia, including Thailand. It is known for its ability to grow in soil with little to no nutrients and can survive in the most extreme temperatures.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

Learn more

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species: Sedum sarmentosum