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Sempervivum

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Taxon taxon Q161695
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Sempervivum

Summary

Sempervivum is a taxon[1]. Sempervivum ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month, #1,491 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sempervivum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sempervivum is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sempervivum belongs to the parent taxon Semperviveae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sempervivum is Sempervivum[6].
  • Sempervivum's Commons category is recorded as Sempervivum[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Sempervivum is Sempervivum tectorum[8].
  • Sempervivum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sempervivum[9].
  • Sempervivum's Commons gallery is recorded as Sempervivum[10].
  • Sempervivum's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • Sempervivum's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Sempervivum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Sempervivum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Sempervivum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11061[15].
  • Sempervivum is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'houseleek'}[16].
  • Sempervivum is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Huislook'}[17].
  • Sempervivum is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'чуваркуќа'}[18].
  • Sempervivum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '长生草属'}[19].
  • Sempervivum is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '卷绢属'}[20].
  • Sempervivum is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'netresk'}[21].
  • Sempervivum's uses is recorded as CAM photosynthesis[22].
  • Sempervivum's has fruit type is recorded as follicle[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sempervivum is Sempervivum[6]. Sempervivum is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sempervivum belongs to the parent taxon Semperviveae[5]. The taxonomic type of Sempervivum is Sempervivum tectorum[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'houseleek'}[16], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Huislook'}[17], {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'чуваркуќа'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '长生草属'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '卷绢属'}[20], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'netresk'}[21].

Identifiers

Sempervivum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62379[24]. Sempervivum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 23030[25]. Sempervivum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61406[26]. Sempervivum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2985948[27]. Sempervivum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 500552[28].

Why It Matters

Sempervivum ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (882 views/month, #1,491 of 195,241).[2] Sempervivum has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Sempervivum is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Sukkulenten-Lexikon. Crassulaceae (Dickblattgewächse). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Semperviveae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Has fruit type → follicle
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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