| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Sempervivum montanum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 465 (1753) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees to w. Carpathians and Italy |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 300-3000m |
| Description | rosette small, 0.5-2cm, hirsute, fragrant of resin, leaves ovate, above middle widest, dully light green, flowers 25-30mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | succulent perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring and late summer; detachment of rosettes |
| Synonyms | Sedum montanum (L.) E.H.L.Krause Sempervivum alpestre Lamotte Sempervivum anomalum Baker Sempervivum candollei Rouy & E.G.Camus Sempervivum candollei var. alpestre (Lamotte) Rouy & E.G.Camus Sempervivum candollei ssp. minimum (Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Sempervivum candollei var. subalpinum Rouy & E.G.Camus Sempervivum debile Schott Sempervivum flagelliforme Fisch. ex Link Sempervivum frigidum Lamotte Sempervivum hispidulum Voss Sempervivum macranthum Jeanb. ex Timb.-Lag. Sempervivum minimum Timb.-Lag Sempervivum montanum ssp. frigidum (Lamotte) H.Marcailhou & A.Marcailhou Sempervivum montanum var. frigidum (Lamotte) P.Fourn. Sempervivum montanum var. majus DC. Sempervivum montanum f. maximum Gamisans Sempervivum montanum var. medium DC. Sempervivum montanum var. minimum (Timb.-Lagr.) P.Fourn. Sempervivum montanum f. minimum (Timb.-Lagr.) Bolzon Sempervivum montanum var. minus DC. Sempervivum montanum var. pallidum Wettst. ex Schinz & R.Keller Sempervivum montanum var. rex Niederle Sempervivum montanum ssp. rex Niederle Sempervivum monticola Lamotte Sempervivum pauciflorum Baker Sempervivum pygmaeum Jeanb. ex Timb.-Lagr. Sempervivum subalpinum Correvon Sempervivum tectorum ssp. montanum (L.) Bonnier & Layens Sempervivum thomasii Lagger ex De la Soie |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |
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