Biting Stonecrop
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Sedum acre
Common & widespread around Britain.
At the flowering time in June and July, the stems lengthen and are erect, somewhat limp and often pinkish-brown with the leaves further apart.
The leaves are alternate, fleshy and shortly cylindrical with a rounded tip.
They are also sometimes tinged with red.
The starry flowers form a three to six-flowered cyme.
The calyx has five fleshy sepals fused at the base, the corolla consists of five regular bright yellow petals, there are ten stamens, a separate gynoecium and five pistils.
The fruit consists of five united, many-seeded follicles.
The leaves contain an acrid fluid that can cause skin rashes.