English: Pink Mongolian Stonecrop.
Synonym: Sedum ewersii.
Clades:
Telephieae;
Sempervivoideae;
Crassulaceae.
Region: central Asia, Himalayas.
Habitat: rocks; hot, dry sites; altitude to 4000 m.
Use: ornamental, excellent edging or rock garden plant.
BotanyHerb; succulent; deciduous; forms a lows, non-spreading tuft or mound of many decumbent stem; 10 cm tall.
Stem: thin, wiry; woody; branched near the base; 25 cm long.
Leaves: thick, fleshy, pale green to gray-green to blue-green; rounded; entire or finely-toothed margins; deciduous; up to 2 cm in diameter.
Flowers: pink, pale purple to purplish-red; star-shaped; blooming late summer, clustered at the ends of each stem; 1 cm in diameter.