ERIOCARPUM ssp. CARICUM (Carlström) 't Hart, 1996
Synonym : Sedum caricum Carlström (1985).
Distribution : Greece (Rhodos, East Aegean Islands), South western Turkey ; serpentine.
Description (according to IHSP 2003) :
Small, compact, almost glabrous or upper parts sparsely glandular-pubescent.
Leaves oblong to ovate-elliptic, obtuse, terete to subterete, to 15 mm, glaucous-green.
Inflorescences with 4 - 6 branches.
Petals lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, white, often with reddish keel, anthers red or bright red.
Cytology: 2n = 20.
Sedum eriocarpum subsp. caricum is a serpentine endemic, here photographed in the Taurus Mountains near Agla (southern Turkey).
Ray Stephenson