Σέδον το μικρόκαρπο
Etymology of Sedum microcarpum: New Latin "Sedum" (first known use in 1760) derives from the Latin verb"sedo", meaning "to sit, to settle"; Pliny refers to the plant sitting among others on rocks. The word "Sedum" is Latin and means "houseleek". "Microcarpum" comes from the Ancient Greek "μικρόκαρπος" [mikrokarpos], from "μικρός" [mikros], meaning "small", and "καρπός" [karpos], meaning "fruit", hence "bearing small fruit" for its really tiny fruit.
Ten Sedum kinds (species and subspecies) have been identified so far in the Cypriot habitat, of which one appears exclusively in the occupied north.
Sedum microcarpum is a small annual plant growing on rocky places and calcareous ground, up to 8cm high. It is encountered all around Cyprus, except for the Karpasia peninsula, at an altitude of up to 600 metres. It blooms from February until April.
