Sedum japonicum
Family: Crassulaceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It is creeping. It has sterile shoots 2.4 cm long. Flowering shoots are slender and 10-20 cm long. The leaves are alternate and without stalks. They can be spoon shaped and 7-10 cm long by 2-3 mm wide.
There are about 400 Sedum species.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in moist, shady places on slopes below 1,000 m above sea level in eastern China.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
How it is used for food
The leaves are eaten with oil and salt.
Edible parts
Leaves