| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Petrosedum amplexicaule (DC.) Velayos |
| Bibliography | Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45: 584 (1989) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-2800m |
| Description | stems procumbent, rooting, leaves crowded at apex of stems, grayish, linear, to 15mm long, acute, amplexicaule, petals 8, corolla to 2cm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright 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 amplexicaule ssp. anomalum (Lag.) L.Gallo Petrosedum amplexicaule var. ciliatum (Lange) L.Gallo Sedum amplexicaule DC. Sedum amplexicaule var. ciliatum Lange Sedum carinatum Link ex Spreng. Sedum retorridum Mast. Sedum tenuifolium var. ciliatum (Lange) Fröd. Sempervivum anomalum Lag. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |