Taxon:  Sedum album L.



Summary
Genus:
Sedum
Family:
Crassulaceae
Subfamily:
Sedoideae
Tribe:
Sedeae
Subtribe:
Sedinae
Nomen number:
33472
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:432.  1753
Verified:
05/09/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sedum athoum DC.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  5. Cascone, S. 2019. Green roof design: State of the art on technology and materials. Sustainability 11:3020. DOI: 10.3390/su11113020.
  6. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  8. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  9. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  12. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  13. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  14. 't Hart, H. & C. E. Jarvis. 1993. Typification of Linnaeus's names for European species of Sedum subgen. Sedum (Crassulaceae). Taxon 42:400. Note: lectotypify
  15. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwhite stonecrop  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Portuguese (Brazil)sedum-branco  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedishvit fetknopp  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran w.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (w.), Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland (s.), Norway (s.), Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland (s.), Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  3. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  4. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Environmentalshade/shelterfor green roofsCascone, S. 2019. Green roof design: State of the art on technology and materials. Sustainability 11:3020. DOI: 10.3390/su11113020.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33472. Accessed 17 April 2026.