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Sempervivum globiferum L.  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesSempervivum globiferum L. 
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 464 (1753)
Native RangeGermany to European Russia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude100-3000m
Descriptionleaves curvate, ciliate, otherwise glabrous, grey-green, with red apex, in spherical rosettes, flowers narrowly campanulate, 15-17mm long, hexamerous, petals dentate
Size10-25cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesucculent perennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in spring and in late summer; detachment of rosette
SynonymsDiopogon globifer (L.) Leute
Diopogon hirtus ssp. borealis H.Huber
Jovibarba globifera (L.) J.Parn.
Jovibarba hirta ssp. borealis (H.Huber) Soó
Jovibarba sobolifera (Sims) Opiz
Sedum globiferum (L.) Pall.
Sedum soboliferum (Sims) E.H.L.Krause
Sempervivum ibericum Fisch. ex Boriss.
Sempervivum soboliferum Sims
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland)
     14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
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