Photographs: Bantry, Co.Cork

Biting Stonecrop / Wall Pepper Sedum acre Grafán na gcloch Family: Crassulaceae Flowering: June-August. Succulent perennial. Native. Yellow flowers with 5 petals in small,branched cymes. The small fleshy leaves are broadest at the base with blunt points and have a peppery taste. Mat-forming growth habit, height to 10cm. Mainly grows on limestone rocks and walls, but also found on dunes Similar: Tasteless Stonecrop, Sedum sexangulare has smaller flowers and leaves without a peppery taste. Very rare. Introduced.

Biting Stonecrop, Sedum acre, Grafán na gcloch