Sempervivum pittonii
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sempervivum
Species:
S. pittonii
Binomial name
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] 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]

References

  1. Analect. Bot.: 19 (1854)
  2. "Sempervivum pittonii Schott, Nyman & Kotschy". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Sempervivum pittonii Pittoni houseleek". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 21 March 2021.


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