| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Sempervivum calcareum Jord. |
| Bibliography | Observ. Pl. Nouv. 7: 26 (1849) |
| Native Range | sw. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-1800m |
| Description | rosette rather spherical, leaves broad, blue-green, with russet apex, stem leaves glabrous, amplexicaule, corolla 16mm in diam., petals 10-12 |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| 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 | Sempervivum californicum K.Koch Sempervivum columnare Jord. & Fourr. Sempervivum greenei Baker Sempervivum racemosum Jord. & Fourr. Sempervivum tectorum var. calcareum (Jord.) St.-Lag. Sempervivum tectorum ssp. calcareum (Jord.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Sempervivum tectorum var. columnae (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & E.G.Camus Sempervivum tectorum var. racemosum (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & E.G.Camus |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |