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Sempervivum tectorum
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Sempervivum tectorum, the common houseleek, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe, cultivated in the whole of Europe for its appearance and a Roman-era tradition claiming that it protects buildings against lightning strikes.
- Family
- Crassulaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Sempervivum tectorum
- Slug
- sempervivum-tectorum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Sempervivum
- Species
- tectorum
- Wikidata QID
- Q161724
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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