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Sempervivum tectorum L.
common houseleek
Symbol: SETE5
Group: Dicot
Family: Crassulaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Sempervivum tectorum (common houseleek) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 211. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Sempervivum tectorum L.

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Related Taxa:
Sempervivum tectorum L.

View 17 genera in Crassulaceae, 1 species in Sempervivum

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Classification:
Sempervivum tectorum L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Rosales –
                         Family Crassulaceae – Stonecrop family
                            Genus Sempervivum L. – houseleek
                               Species Sempervivum tectorum L. – common houseleek

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Introduced Information:
Sempervivum tectorum L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Sempervivum tectorum L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505120.

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