Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate rocky

Range

Europe

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Reflexed Stonecrop, a perennial succulent, is native to northern, central, and southern Europe. The plant's leaves, stems, and flowers are covered in tiny, sharp spines that help protect it from herbivores and predators.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Crassulaceae

Genus

Petrosedum

Species

Petrosedum rupestre