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Sempervivum
Sempervivum (Brit. /sɛmpəˈvaɪvəm/, U.S. ) is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, commonly known as houseleeks. Other common names include liveforever (the source of the taxonomical designation Sempervivum, literally "always/forever alive") and hen and chicks, a name shared with plants of other genera as well. They are succulent perennials forming mats composed of tufted leaves in rosettes. In favourable conditions they spread rapidly via offsets, and several species are...
59 branches of this group, most-observed first
Houseleek
speciesSempervivum tectorum
Cobweb Houseleek
speciesSempervivum arachnoideum
Mountain Houseleek
speciesSempervivum montanum
Russian houseleek
speciesSempervivum ruthenicum
Sempervivum calcareum
speciesSempervivum calcareum
Sempervivum caucasicum
speciesSempervivum caucasicum
hen-and-chicks
speciesSempervivum marmoreum
Sempervivum vicentei
speciesSempervivum vicentei
Sempervivum carpathicum
speciesSempervivum carpathicum
yellow houseleek
speciesSempervivum wulfenii
large-flowered houseleek
speciesSempervivum grandiflorum
Sempervivum transcaucasicum
speciesSempervivum transcaucasicum
Sempervivum minutum
speciesSempervivum minutum
Teneriffe houseleek
speciesSempervivum ciliosum
Sempervivum pumilum
speciesSempervivum pumilum
Sempervivum × barbulatum
hybridSempervivum × barbulatum
Sempervivum × alatum
hybridSempervivum × alatum
Sempervivum pittonii
speciesSempervivum pittonii
Sempervivum dolomiticum
speciesSempervivum dolomiticum
Sempervivum × comollii
hybridSempervivum × comollii
Sempervivum riccii
speciesSempervivum riccii
Sempervivum macedonicum
speciesSempervivum macedonicum
Sempervivum atlanticum
speciesSempervivum atlanticum
Sempervivum gillianiae
speciesSempervivum gillianiae
Sempervivum zeleborii
speciesSempervivum zeleborii
Sempervivum × funckii
hybridSempervivum × funckii
Sempervivum × rupicola
hybridSempervivum × rupicola
Sempervivum leucanthum
speciesSempervivum leucanthum
Sempervivum brevipilum
speciesSempervivum brevipilum
Sempervivum glabrifolium
speciesSempervivum glabrifolium
Sempervivum guillemotii
speciesSempervivum guillemotii
Sempervivum davisii
speciesSempervivum davisii
Sempervivum ingwersenii
speciesSempervivum ingwersenii
Sempervivum × giuseppii
hybridSempervivum × giuseppii
Sempervivum sosnowskyi
speciesSempervivum sosnowskyi
Sempervivum kosaninii
speciesSempervivum kosaninii
Sempervivum iranicum
speciesSempervivum iranicum
Sempervivum pisidicum
speciesSempervivum pisidicum
Sempervivum borissovae
speciesSempervivum borissovae
Sempervivum atropatanum
speciesSempervivum atropatanum
Sempervivum minus
speciesSempervivum minus
Sempervivum armenum
speciesSempervivum armenum
Sempervivum artvinense
speciesSempervivum artvinense
Sempervivum × fimbriatum
hybridSempervivum × fimbriatum
Sempervivum ermanicum
speciesSempervivum ermanicum
Sempervivum × christii
hybridSempervivum × christii
Sempervivum ossetiense
speciesSempervivum ossetiense
tall houseleek
speciesSempervivum altum
Sempervivum × morelianum
hybridSempervivum × morelianum
Sempervivum × vaccarii
hybridSempervivum × vaccarii
Sempervivum staintonii
speciesSempervivum staintonii
Sempervivum soculense
speciesSempervivum soculense
Sempervivum ispartae
speciesSempervivum ispartae
Sempervivum herfriedianum
speciesSempervivum herfriedianum
Sempervivum × stenopetalum
hybridSempervivum × stenopetalum
Sempervivum cernochii
speciesSempervivum cernochii
Sempervivum annae
speciesSempervivum annae
Sempervivum dzhavachischvilii
speciesSempervivum dzhavachischvilii
Sempervivum charadzeae
speciesSempervivum charadzeae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.278
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.305
Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)
1486 · p.275
Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)
1486 · p.279
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.151
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.69
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.316
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.583
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1291
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1290
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1289
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1293
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1228501.