Sempervivum tectorum in Genus Sempervivum

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Internal ID	UUID643ffd44dd835069512119
Scientific name	Sempervivum tectorum
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 464 (1753)

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Sempervivum tectorum, also known as the common houseleek, is a succulent evergreen perennial plant that is native to the mountains of southern Europe. It is widely cultivated in Europe for its appearance and has a long-standing tradition of being believed to protect buildings against lightning strikes. The plant has grey-green, tufted leaves and produces clusters of reddish-purple flowers in the summer. It is highly variable due to the numerous cultivars that have been propagated and traded for almost 200 years. Sempervivum tectorum has a rich history and has been given many names in different languages, often associated with the Roman thunder-god Jupiter or the Norse thunder-god Thor. It is also believed to have medicinal properties and has been used in herbal medicine to treat various ailments. The plant is still traditionally grown on the roofs of houses in some places.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Sempervivum boissieri	hort. ex Baker	Gard. Chron. , n.s., 12: 39 (1879)
Sempervivum boutignyanum	Billot & Gren.	Arch. Fl. France Allemagne 2: 263 (1854)
Sempervivum brachiatum	Lamotte	Mém. Acad. Sci. Clermont-Ferrand 6: 267 (1864)
Sempervivum celsicaule	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 33 (1868)
Sempervivum breviramum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 36 (1868)
Sempervivum brevistylum	Lamotte	Mém. Acad. Sci. Clermont-Ferrand 6: 264 (1864)
Sedum tectorum	Scop.	Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 1: 325 (1771)
Sempervivum alpinum	Griseb. & Schenk	Linnaea 25: 600 (1853)
Sempervivum ambiguum	Lamotte	Mém. Acad. Sci. Clermont-Ferrand 6: 271 (1864)
Sempervivum juratense	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 28 (1868)
Sempervivum laetevirens	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 37 (1868)
Sempervivum adoxum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 40 (1868)
Sempervivum acuminatum	Schott	Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 3: 28. 1853
Sempervivum affine	Lamotte	Mém. Acad. Sci. Clermont-Ferrand 6: 269 (1864)
Sempervivum lamottei	Boreau	Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire 6: 86 (1859)
Sempervivum luxurians	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 34 (1868)
Sempervivum maitrea	Lamotte	Mém. Acad. Sci. Clermont-Ferrand 6: 273 (1864)
Sempervivum majus	Neck.	Delic. Gallo-Belg. : 213 (1768)
Sempervivum andreanum	Wale	Bull. Alpine Gard. Soc. Gr. Brit. 9: 116 (1941)
Sempervivum clusianum	Ten.	Fl. Napol. 4: 268 (1830)
Sempervivum beugesiacum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 30 (1868)
Sempervivum compactum	Lamotte	Mém. Acad. Sci. Clermont-Ferrand 6: 289 (1864)
Sempervivum crassifolium	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 308 (1796)
Sempervivum mettenianum	Schnittsp. & C.B.Lehm.	Flora 38: 4 (1855)
Sempervivum glaucum	Ten.	Index Seminum (NAP, Neapolitano) 1830: 13 (1830)
Sempervivum fuscum	Lehm. & Schnittsp.	Ber. Offenbacher Vereins Naturk. Thätigk. 4: 88 (1863)
Sempervivum decoloratum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 30 (1868)
Sempervivum seusanum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 35 (1868)
Sempervivum schottii	Baker	Gard. Chron. n.s., 2: 103. 1874
Sempervivum rhodanicum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 31 (1868)
Sempervivum rigidum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 35 (1868)
Sempervivum robustum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 32 (1868)
Sempervivum saxosum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 36 (1868)
Sempervivum royanum	Correvon	Joubarbes : 58 (1924)
Sempervivum rupestre	(Rouy & E.G.Camus) Bergmans	Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters , ed. 2: 792 (1939)
Sempervivum sabaudum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 29 (1868)
Sempervivum spectabile	Lehm. & Schnittsp.	Ber. Offenbacher Vereins Naturk. Thätigk. 4: 87 (1863)
Sempervivum trifurcum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 41 (1868)
Sempervivum triste	hort. ex Baker	Gard. Chron. , n.s., 12: 39 (1879)
Sempervivum speciosum	Lamotte	Mém. Acad. Sci. Clermont-Ferrand 6: 265 (1864)
Sempervivum tectorum var. andreanum	(Wale) O.Bolòs & Vigo	Fl. Països Catalans 2: 821 (1990)
Sempervivum pallescens	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 40 (1868)
Sempervivum pallidum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 33 (1868)
Sempervivum obovatum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 32 (1868)
Sempervivum pulverulentum	Dulac	Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 325 (1867)
Sempervivum praestabile	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 28 (1868)
Sempervivum purpurascens	Schott ex Boiss.	Fl. Orient. 2: 796 (1872)
Sempervivum validum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 31 (1868)
Sempervivum venustum	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 29 (1868)
Sempervivum violascens	Jord. & Fourr.	Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 34 (1868)
Sempervivum tectorum var. rhenanum	Hegi & Schmid	Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 2: 549 1922
Sempervivum rhenanum	(Hegi & Schmid) Lawalrée	Biol. Jaarb. 23: 234 (1956)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	common houseleek
Arabic	دم عاشق
Arabic	خلود السطوح
Arabic	خالدة
Arabic	حرشف السطوح
Belarusian	скочкі дахавыя
Belarusian	гарлянка
Bulgarian	покривен дебелец
Bosnian	Čuvarkuća
Catalan	consolda
Catalan	consolva
Catalan	maimorrà
Catalan	pinya de foc
Catalan	matafoc
Czech	netřesk střešní
Welsh	llysiau pen tai
Danish	husløg
Danish	almindelig husløg
German	gewöhnliche hauswurz
German	echter hauswurz
German	echte hauswurz
German	dachwurz
German	alpen-hauswurz
German	dach-hauswurz
Estonian	katus-mägisibul
Basque	teilatuetako betibizi
Persian	ابرون کبیر
Finnish	kattomehitähti
French	joubarbe des toits
Galician	herba punteira
Croatian	Čuvarkuća
Upper Sorbian	třěšny rozkólnik
Hungarian	fali kövirózsa
Italian	semprevivo maggiore
Lithuanian	stoginė šilropė
Macedonian	пазикуќа
Macedonian	чуваркуќа
Norwegian Bokmål	takløk
Dutch	gewone huislook
Norwegian Nynorsk	taklauk
Polish	rojnik murowy
Romanian	urechelniță
Russian	Молодило кровельное
sco	fous
Serbo-Croatian	Čuvarkuća
Slovak	skalnica strechová
Slovenian	netresk
Albanian	bar veshi
Serbian	Чуваркућа
Swedish	taklök
Ukrainian	Молодило покрівельне
Chinese	长生草
Chinese	酒中花
Chinese	近似长生草
Chinese	菊花掌
Chinese	千代重
Chinese	观音莲

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Name	Authority	First published in
Sempervivum tectorum subsp. cebennense	(Lamotte) Bellia & de Andrade	Rea 4: 37. 1971

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Start at 20°C; if no germination occurs within 3 months, cool seeds to 4°C for 1-2 months, then return to 20°C.

Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium.

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Europe click to expand
- Eastern Europe
  - South European Russia
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Italy
  - Romania
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares
  - Corse
  - France
  - Portugal
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - Maine
  - Massachusetts
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Vermont
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Virginia
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Utah

Pacific click to expand
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Wake Island

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000441750
UNII	3FE0001KN4
Canadensys	4685
USDA Plants	SETE5
Tropicos	8901362
INPN	122493
Flora of Italy	1726
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:276682-1
The Plant List	kew-2490030
Plantarium	35112
Missouri Botanical Garden	279468
Open Tree Of Life	286742
NCBI Taxonomy	91155
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000003485
Nature Serve	2.131063
IPNI	276682-1
iNaturalist	51779
GBIF	2985949
Freebase	/m/02qm8cd
EPPO	SEPTE
EOL	484887
Elurikkus	7228
USDA GRIN	33641
Wikipedia	Sempervivum_tectorum

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Profiling of Petroselinum sativum (mill.) fuss phytoconstituents and assessment of their biocompatibility, antioxidant, anti-aging, wound healing, and antibacterial activities

Mahdi I, Imbimbo P, Annaz H, Bakrim WB, Sahri N, Alaoui A, Monti DM, Sobeh M

Front Nutr

05-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10948610
doi:	10.3389/fnut.2024.1338482
PMID:	38505264

Ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal research into medicinal plants in the Mt Stara Planina region (south-eastern Serbia, Western Balkans)

Jarić S, Kostić O, Miletić Z, Marković M, Sekulić D, Mitrović M, Pavlović P

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

10-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10782642
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00647-2
PMID:	38200599

Dietary Polyphenols against Oxidative Stress in Head and Neck Cancer: What's New, What's Next

Ballini A, Zhurakivska K, Troiano G, Lo Muzio L, Caponio VC, Spirito F, Porro R, Rella M, Cantore S, Arrigoni R, Dioguardi M

J Cancer

01-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10758035
doi:	10.7150/jca.90545
PMID:	38169656

Ornamental plants associated with Buddhist figures in China

Xu X, Yan C, Ma Z, Wang Q, Zhao J, Zhang R, He L, Zheng W

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

25-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10210299
doi:	10.1186/s13002-023-00595-3
PMID:	37231442

Antimicrobial Activity of Sempervivum tectorum L. Extract on Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Otitis Externa of Dogs

Dégi DM, Imre K, Herman V, Dégi J, Cristina RT, Marcu A, Morariu F, Muselin F

Vet Sci

29-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10145336
doi:	10.3390/vetsci10040265
PMID:	37104420

LC-MS/MS and GC/MS Profiling of Petroselinum sativum Hoffm. and Its Topical Application on Burn Wound Healing and Related Analgesic Potential in Rats

Slighoua M, Mahdi I, Moussaid FZ, Kamaly OA, Amrati FE, Conte R, Drioiche A, Saleh A, Housseini AI, Bari A, Bousta D

Metabolites

11-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9963972
doi:	10.3390/metabo13020260
PMID:	36837879

Small regions as key sources of traditional knowledge: a quantitative ethnobotanical survey in the central Balkans

Janaćković P, Gavrilović M, Miletić M, Radulović M, Kolašinac S, Stevanović ZD

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

05-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9720931
doi:	10.1186/s13002-022-00566-0
PMID:	36471323

Traditional Ethnobotanical Knowledge of the Central Lika Region (Continental Croatia)—First Record of Edible Use of Fungus Taphrina pruni

Vitasović-Kosić I, Hodak A, Łuczaj Ł, Marić M, Juračak J

Plants (Basel)

16-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9693171
doi:	10.3390/plants11223133
PMID:	36432861

Fusarium and Neocosmospora Species Associated with Rot of Cactaceae and Other Succulent Plants

Kamali-Sarvestani S, Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa R, Salmaninezhad F, Cacciola SO

J Fungi (Basel)

01-Apr-2022

PMCID:	PMC9024871
doi:	10.3390/jof8040364
PMID:	35448595

Traditional uses and practices of edible cultivated Allium species (fam. Amaryllidaceae) in Sweden

de Vahl E, Svanberg I

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

10-Mar-2022

PMCID:	PMC8908593
doi:	10.1186/s13002-022-00513-z
PMID:	35272679

Circular Approaches in Small-Scale Food Production

Schneider P, Rochell V, Plat K, Jaworski A

Circ Econ Sustain

22-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC8606280
doi:	10.1007/s43615-021-00129-7
PMID:	34888585

Preserving for the future the — once widespread but now vanishing — knowledge on traditional pig grazing in forests and marshes (Sava-Bosut floodplain, Serbia)

Molnár Z, Szabados K, Kiš A, Marinkov J, Demeter L, Biró M, Öllerer K, Katona K, Đapić M, Perić R, Ulicsni V, Babai D

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

09-Oct-2021

PMCID:	PMC8501720
doi:	10.1186/s13002-021-00482-9
PMID:	34627295

Divergence of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Slovenians on the Edge of the Mediterranean as a Result of Historical, Geographical and Cultural Drivers

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Plants (Basel)

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doi:	10.3390/plants10102087
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Front Pharmacol

07-May-2021

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doi:	10.3389/fphar.2021.623070
PMID:	34025401

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
2-(4-Hydroxyphenoxy)-6-[3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoxymethyl]oxane-3,4,5-triol	162890773	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CCOCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O)O	404.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF980669D
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Catechin gallates
Epigallocatechin Gallate	65064	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O	458.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF980669D
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Epigallocatechins
Epigallocatechin	72277	Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O	306.27	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF980669D
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol	5280863	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JF980669D

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Sempervivum tectorum

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Description Top

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Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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