Burro’s Tail is an attractive succulent plant with the scientific name Sedum morganianum. This plant has long, trailing stems that can grow from 30 to 100 cm in length. Its leaves are small, rice-grain shaped, thick, bluish-green, and smooth, growing densely along the stems. The flowers of Burro’s Tail are pink or red, blooming in clusters during the summer. This plant thrives with minimal water and sunlight, making it easy to grow on a balcony or tabletop indoors.
Scientific Name: Sedum morganianum
Some Basic Information about Burro’s Tail (Sedum morganianum) - The hanging plant
Habit: Succulent, perennial trailing herb with long, pendulous stems 30–60 cm, ideal for hanging baskets
Root: Fibrous, shallow, adapted to dry, rocky habitats; capable of rooting at nodes if stems touch soil
Stem: Trailing, cylindrical, fleshy, brittle; covered densely with overlapping leaves, giving a braided appearance
Leaf: Alternate, simple, sessile, very fleshy, and cylindrical to spatulate. Leaves are blue-green to silvery-green with a waxy coating (farina). Easily detachable
Inflorescence: Terminal or axillary cymes, appearing mostly in summer
Flower: Small, star-shaped, complete, bisexual, usually pink or reddish
Calyx: Sepals 5, small, gamosepalous or nearly free
Corolla: Petals 5, free or slightly fused at base; bright pink to red; valvate aestivation
Androecium: Stamens 10, arranged in two whorls; anthers small and yellow
Gynoecium: 5 free or slightly united carpels, each with its own style; ovary superior
Fruit: A cluster of follicles (each carpel forms a separate follicle), containing small seeds
Systematic Position:
Division – Angiospermae
Class – Dicotyledonae
Order – Saxifragales
Family – Crassulaceae
Genus – Sedum
Species – morganianum