Sedum rupestre L. APNI* 
Description: Procumbent shrub, stems intricate, somewhat woody; flowering stems 15–35 cm long, ascending; non-flowering shoots much shorter.
Leaves linear-terete, ± erect, apiculate, spurred, evenly distributed on non-flowering shoots.
Inflorescence drooping and subglobose in bud, concave in fruit. Flowers c. 12 mm diam. Petals linear-lanceolate, spreading, usually bright yellow. Sepals 3–4 mm long, lanceolate, subacute, glabrous.
Follicles yellow, erect.
Flowering: Flowers summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Naturalized in disturbed areas; recorded for Cabramurra district. Native of Eur.
NSW subdivisions: *ST
Other Australian states: *Tas.
Text by J. Everett & E. H. Norris
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 Suppl. (1999)
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