Sempervivum
genus of plants
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Summary
Sempervivum is a taxon[1]. Sempervivum ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,855 views/month, #1,491 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Semperviveae[4]
- Taxon name: Sempervivum[5]
- Commons category: Sempervivum[6]
- Taxonomic type: Sempervivum tectorum[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sempervivum[8]
- Commons gallery: Sempervivum[9]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11061[14]
- Taxon common name: houseleek[15], Huislook[16], чуваркуќа[17], 长生草属[18], 卷绢属[19], netresk[20]
- Uses: CAM photosynthesis[21]
- Has fruit type: follicle[22]
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Identifiers
Sempervivum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62379[23]. Sempervivum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 23030[24]. Sempervivum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61406[25]. Sempervivum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2985948[26]. Sempervivum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500552[27].
Why It Matters
Sempervivum has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Sempervivum is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]