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Biting Stonecrop

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Biting Stonecrop is a small, cheerful plant with bright yellow flowers. It grows in rocky places and can be found in gardens and on walls. This plant is tough and can survive in many conditions!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Biting Stonecrop is a low-growing plant with numerous small, fleshy, bead-like green leaves that form a dense mat. It produces clusters of bright, star-shaped yellow flowers, making it visually distinct from most other ground covers.

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Biting Stonecrop

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even its name, 'Biting Stonecrop,' hints at a peppery taste!

Its leaves are so juicy, they often look like tiny green beads!

This tough plant can live on rooftops and stone walls without much soil!

When it blooms, it covers dry spots with a carpet of bright yellow stars!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Desert Drink Locker

Biting Stonecrop can store water in its thick, succulent leaves, allowing it to survive long dry periods.

Fähigkeit

Spicy Shield

Biting Stonecrop has a peppery, acrid taste that helps it deter hungry animals from taking a bite.

Fähigkeit

Rock Gripper

Biting Stonecrop can grow in very shallow soil on rocks and walls, where few other plants can take root.

Fähigkeit

Ground Hugger

Biting Stonecrop has a creeping growth habit that helps it spread quickly and cover bare ground efficiently.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-15 cm
Ausbreitung
15-60 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to mid-summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Bees are attracted to its bright yellow flowers.

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Bumblebees visit its flowers for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Spanish slug

Arion vulgaris

Slugs may occasionally feed on its succulent leaves.

pollinates

Small white butterfly

Pieris rapae

Butterflies are drawn to the nectar of its flowers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Goldmoss StonecropWall Pepper

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always wash your hands after touching plants, just to be safe!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Biting Stonecrop?

5-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Biting Stonecrop?

15-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Biting Stonecrop?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Biting Stonecrop?

Late spring to mid-summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Biting Stonecrop?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Biting Stonecrop?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Biting Stonecrop?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Biting Stonecrop?

Insekten

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