| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Petrosedum forsterianum (Sm.) Grulich |
| Bibliography | Preslia 56: 40 (1984) |
| Native Range | w. & sw. Europe, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-1700m |
| Description | leaves in compact rosettes, linear, green, acute, 10-15mm, with short spur, flowers pentamerous, to 9mm across, in compact, cymose cluster |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Petrosedum rupestre ssp. elegans (Lej.) Velayos Petrosedum rupestre var. forsterianum (Sm.) Niederle Sedum aureum Wirtg. ex F.W.Schultz Sedum elegans Lej. Sedum elegans ssp. aureum (Wirtg. ex F.W.Schulz) O.Schwarz Sedum forsterianum Sm. Sedum forsterianum ssp. elegans (Lej.) E.F.Warb. Sedum forsterianum var. lejeunii Rouy & E.G.Camus Sedum guadarramicum Sennen Sedum pruinatum ssp. forsterianum (Sm.) Nyman Sedum pruinatum var. virescens St.-Lag. Sedum reflexum ssp. aureum (Wirtg. ex F.W.Schulz) Behrer Sedum reflexum var. aureum (Wirtg. ex F.W.Schultz) H.Jacobsen Sedum reflexum ssp. elegans (Lej.) Behrer Sedum rupestre ssp. elegans (Lej.) Syme Sedum rupestre var. forsterianum (Sm.) Fiori Sedum rupestre ssp. forsterianum (Sm.) R.L.Evans |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain) 11 Middle Europe (BGM Belgium, GER Germany) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |