Sempervivum pittonii
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| Sempervivum pittonii | |
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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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| 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]
Rosette in the wild in Styria
Budding inflorescences in the wild
A specimen showing scale
A variety with white flowers
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