Biology:Sempervivum calcareum
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Short description: Species of succulent
| Sempervivum calcareum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sempervivum |
| Species: | S. calcareum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sempervivum calcareum Jord.
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Sempervivium calcareum, the houseleek, is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to the southern Alps in Europe. An evergreen succulent perennial, it has a rosette with thick leaves that store water. The leaves are usually green with reddish-purple tips. This plant reproduces with asexual budding and monocarpic sexual reproduction.[1]
Sempervivum calcareum is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant. It is suitable for a well-drained spot in full sun, such as a rockery. The cultivars ‘Extra’,[2] ‘Guillaumes’[3] and 'Sir William Lawrence'[4] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5]
References
- ↑ "Sempervivum calcareum". World of Succulents. https://worldofsucculents.com/sempervivum-calcareum-houseleek. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Sempervivum calcareum ‘Extra’". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/135229/i-Sempervivum-calcareum-i-Extra/Details. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Sempervivum calcareum ‘Guillaumes’". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/281606/i-Sempervivum-calcareum-i-Guillaumes/Details. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ "Sempervivum calcareum 'Sir William Lawrence'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/47612/Sempervivum-calcareum-Sir-William-Lawrence/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 96. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q606821 entry
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