Sedum kimnachii V.V.Byalt

Glabrous, much-branched, perennial herb often forming dense low mounds up to c. 1 m across; stems creeping or sprawling, often rooting at nodes, decumbent, ± woody at base. Lvs alternate, sessile or subsessile, mainly situated towards the apices with the distal ones forming terminal rosettes, usually 1.5–3.3 × 1–2.7 cm and 1–3 mm thick, elliptic, broad-elliptic, elliptic- obovate, or suborbicular, flat, entire, shining green, sometimes with reddish brown flush on upper side and on margins towards the rounded apex. Infl. a terminal, rather compact corymbose panicle with short erect to spreading branches, usually 4–6 cm high and 2- c. 6 cm across; bracts small and caducous, the lowest pair leaflike. Fls c. 15–50, subsessile or with short pedicels, secund. Sepals somewhat unequal, 2.5–4.3 mm long, elliptic or elliptic-oblong. Petals 5, patent, 4–6 × 2–3 mm, triangular, lanceolate or ovate, yellow, acute. Stamens 3–4.5 mm long, yellow. Carpels and styles yellow. Scales ± rectangular, often emarginate. Follicles not seen.

[From: Webb et al. (1985) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4 as Sedum decumbens R.T.Clausen]