Succulent

A member of the stonecrop family, genus Echeveria. This one is considered an invasive non-native plant, because it has spread to many areas with disturbed soil. It's attractive, but some consider it a nuisance. It is also called a succulent, which just means it's fleshy and adapts to dry conditions.

I am still confused by the sometimes interchangeably used names succulent, sedum, echeveria and stonecrop. This was all the research I had enough interest to do...

"Echeveria,...genus of about 150 species of succulent plants in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae), native from Texas to Argentina. Many are popularly called hen-and-chicks because of the way new plantlets, or offsets, develop in a cluster around the parent plant." (Encyclopedia Britannica)

"In botany, succulents...are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word "succulent" comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning juice, or sap." (Wikipedia)

If you go to a nursery and ask to see the succulents, you will see a mind-boggling array of plants in various sizes, colors and shapes. They're really very entertaining too look at, but I've managed to kill several in office settings, just because I liked the compact size and artistic shapes. They are best suited outdoors and in the proper climate zone for the particular type or, even in a greenhouse.