''Sedum caeruleum'', the sky stone-crop, baby-blue stone-crop or red-leaf, is a species of ''
Sedum
''Sedum'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500. They are leaf succul ...
'' from the family
Crassulaceae
The Crassulaceae (from Latin ''crassus'', thick), also known as the stonecrop family or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon flowering plants characterized by succulent leaves and a unique form of photosynthesis, known as Cr ...
. It is native to northwest Africa, Sardinia, Corsica, and Sicily. The plant is a short, bushy annual with pale blue flowers. The leaves are narrowly oblong and usually tinted red.
References
caeruleum
Plants described in 1771
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Flora of Malta
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