| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhodiola algida (Ledeb.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Nov. 1: 70 (1841) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to nw. Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves 3-5cm long, flat, linear, entire, obtuse, glabrous, inflorescence 2-3cm, dense, capitate, corolla pentamerous, calyx lobes narrow, obtuse, purple, petals 7-8mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chamaerhodiola algida (Ledeb.) Nakai Chamaerhodiola euphorbioides (Schltdl. ex Ledeb.) Nakai Sedum algidum Ledeb. Sedum euphorbioides Schltdl. ex Ledeb. Sedum strictum Schltdl. ex Ledeb. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 37 Mongolia |