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The Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum) belongs to Crassulaceae (the Orpine family). It is an evergreen herb that is distributed from the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture of Honshu to Hokkaido in Japan, as well as across the central and northern parts of the Korean Peninsula, northeastern China, the Russian Far East, the Kuril Islands, and the Kamchatka Peninsula. It grows on rocky slopes in low to high altitude mountain zones and reaches a height of 10 to 20 cm. Stems grow in clumps from thick rhizomes and creep along the ground. The leaves are flat and fleshy, with serrated edges on the upper half. From around July to August, numerous yellow flowers bloom at the tips of the stems. The anthers of the stamens are initially reddish-purple and later turn yellow. In Chinese, it is called "堪察加費菜" (kan-cha-jia-fei-cai)".
In Korean, it's called "ae-gi-gi-rin-cho" (애기기린초). This is a compound word consisting of "baby" (ae-gi: 애기) + "kirin-so" (ki-rin-cho: 기린초).
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