Sedum roseum

(L.) Scop. ex Sprague

Roseroot, Rosy-flowered stone crop, Golden root

CrassulaceaeLeavesRootsShoots

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Roots, Leaves, Stems

The young succulent leaves and shoots are eaten raw in salads, steamed as a vegetable, pickled, or served in oil. The stems can be cooked and eaten like asparagus. The roots are boiled, seasoned with butter and served with meat or fish, or pickled.

Where to Find It

An alpine and cold temperate plant. It grows in moist rocky or gravelly sites. It is native to dry sandy ground at higher altitudes and subarctic areas. It suits hardiness zones 1-8.

Alaska, Arctic, Asia, Australia, Britain, Canada, Central Asia, Europe, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Mediterranean, Mongolia, North America, Norway, Russia, Scandinavia, Siberia, Slovenia, USA,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A small herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has a branching rootstock. Each branch produces a leafy annual stem. It grows 5-75 cm high and spreads 5-75 cm wide. It has thick, branching underground stems or rhizomes. These are fragrant when cut. The leaves are egg shaped or oblong and succulent. They can have a red tinge. The edges can have teeth. There are usually 1-3 flowering stems. These produce 25-70 greenish yellow flowers. The flowers are 6 mm across. The flowers are in flat topped clusters. The central flower of each cluster blooms first. Male and female flowers can be in different parts of the cluster Male flowers are yellow and female flowers are purple. The seed pods are plump and erect. They are reddish-purple.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown by seeds.

Medicinal Uses

The leaves and roots are used medicinally.

Notes

There are about 400 Sedum species.

Names & Synonyms

Ekutuk, Eveeahkluk, Navadni rožni koren, Shrolo

Rhodalia rosea L.and several others

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