| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Orostachys japonica (Maxim.) A.Berger |
| Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler] ed. 2. 18a: 464 (1930) |
| Native Range | e. China to Korea, sc. & s. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves in rosette narrowly spathulate, 15-30mm, acuminate, stem leaves red punctate, linear, 2-6cm long, raceme dense, petals lanceolate, 5-7mm long, apically red; biennial |
| Size | 8-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; detachment of rosette |
| Synonyms | Cotyledon japonica Maxim. Cotyledon polycephala Makino Orostachys erubescens Ohwi Orostachys erubescens var. japonica (Maxim.) Ohwi Orostachys erubescens var. polycephalum (Makino) Ohwi Orostachys japonica var. erubescens Jankalski Orostachys japonica f. polycephala (Makino) H.Ohba Orostachys japonica var. polycephala (Makino) Jankalski Orostachys kanboensis Ohwi Orostachys polycephala (Makino) H.Hara Sedum erubescens var. japonicum (Maxim.) Ohwi Sedum erubescens var. polycephalum (Makino) Ohwi Sedum japonicola Makino Sedum malacophyllum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Fröd. Sedum polycephalum (Makino) Makino |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |