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houseleeks
Sempervivum
Sempervivum () 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 valued in cultivation as groundcover for dry, sunny locations.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Sempervivum in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 62379.