| Sedum erythrostictum | |
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| Inflorescence of Sedum erythrostictum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. erythrostictum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sedum erythrostictum Miq. |
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Sedum erythrostictum, commonly known as Garden Stonecrop, is a herbaceousperennial plant in the genus Sedum, belonging to the Crassulaceae family.
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Sedum erythrostictum reaches on average a height of 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in). The stem is simple and the leaves are opposite, sessile, oblong, and succulent, about 5–7 centimetres (2.0–2.8 in) long. The flat cymes bear many white or pale pink tiny flowers of about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) of diameter, with lanceolate petals. The flowering period extends from September through October.
It is present in Japan, Korea, Russia and China.
This plant grows in grasslands, meadows, hillsides and ravines. It prefers fertile well-drained soil, at elevations between 400 metres (1,300 ft) and 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) above sea level.