Biology:Sempervivum pittonii
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Sempervivum
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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. pittonii
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Sempervivum pittonii, called the Pittoni houseleek, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sempervivum, native to the eastern Alps of Austria.[2] It is a local endemic of two mountains in Styria, where it occurs exclusively on serpentine rock.[3] A perennial, cold hardy, rosette-forming succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
Rosette in the wild in Styria
Budding inflorescences in the wild
A specimen showing scale
A variety with white flowers
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References
- ↑ Analect. Bot.: 19 (1854)
- ↑ "Sempervivum pittonii Schott, Nyman & Kotschy". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:276595-1.
- ↑ Schmeil, Otto (2019). Die Flora Deutschlands und angrenzender Länder ein Buch zum Bestimmen aller wildwachsenden und häufig kultivierten Gefäßpflanzen. Jost Fitschen, Gerald Parolly, Jens G. Rohwer, Michael Koltzenburg, Birgit Nordt, Jens G. Rohwer, Peter A. Schmidt, Quelle & Meyer Verlag GmbH & Co (97., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage ed.). Wiebelsheim. ISBN 978-3-494-01700-6. OCLC 1089338754. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1089338754.
- ↑ "Sempervivum pittonii Pittoni houseleek". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/17149/Sempervivum-pittonii/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q1801961 entry
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