Sempervivum pittonii
Sempervivum pittonii, called the Pittoni houseleek, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sempervivum, native to the eastern Alps of Austria.[2] A perennial, cold hardy, rosette-forming succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Rosette in the wild in Styria
Budding inflorescences in the wild.jpg.webp)
A specimen showing scale.jpg.webp)
A variety with white flowers
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sempervivum |
| Species: | S. pittonii |
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References
- Analect. Bot.: 19 (1854)
- "Sempervivum pittonii Schott, Nyman & Kotschy". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "Sempervivum pittonii Pittoni houseleek". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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