Sedum eriocarpum, the purple stonecrop, is a small, annual, succulent herb, 3–6 cm high, with hairless, reddish-green stems. Leaves succulent, simple, entire, spirally arranged, hairless, stalkless, elliptical to oblong, 3–15 x 2–8 mm, green or green-reddish. Flowers actinomorphic, petals white with purplish keel. It flowers from March to May and the fruit is a follicle. Distribution and habitat Sedum eriocarpum has been recorded in southern Greece, Turkey, the Levant and the islands of the eastern Mediterranean. It is found on rocky and stony hillsides on limestone formations at 0–600 m altitude. References External links http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo257160.htm http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo251363.htm http://floraofcyprus.zzl.org/images/sedum porphyreum/DSC04488.JPG http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/fd/fd.nsf/0/E35E238470AE526AC22577AB0026BECE/$file/Sedum porphyreum-1.jpg?OpenElement http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2489439 porphyreum