Crassulaceae
Common houseleek
Sempervivum tectorum
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Sempervivum
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Common names
By language (42)
- Albanian
- Bar veshi
- Arabic
- خلود السطوح, حي العالم, خالدة, خلود عنكبوتي, دم عاشق, لحية جوبيتر, يزون
- arz
- حرشف السطوح
- Basque
- Teilatuetako betibizi
- Belarusian
- Скочкі дахавыя, Гарлянка
- Bosnian
- Čuvarkuća
- Bulgarian
- Покривен дебелец
- Catalan
- Matafoc, Consolda, Consolva, Maimorrà, Pinya de foc
- Chinese
- 屋顶长生草, 千代重, 菊花掌, 观音莲, 近似长生草, 酒中花, 长生草
- Croatian
- Čuvarkuća
- csb
- Samòródka
- Czech
- Netřesk střešní
- Danish
- Almindelig Husløg, Husløg
- Dutch
- Gewone huislook, Donderblad
- English
- Common houseleek
- Estonian
- Katus-mägisibul
- Finnish
- Kattomehitähti
- French
- Joubarbe des toits
- Galician
- Herba punteira
- German
- Dach-Hauswurz, Alpen-Hauswurz, Dachwurz, Echte Hauswurz, Echter Hauswurz, Gewöhnliche Hauswurz
- hsb
- Třěšny rozkólnik
- Hungarian
- Fali kövirózsa
- Italian
- Semprevivo maggiore
- Lithuanian
- Stoginė šilropė
- Macedonian
- Чуваркуќа, Пазикуќа
- mwl
- Cardo-santo
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Takløk
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Taklauk
- Persian
- ابرون کبیر
- Polish
- Rojnik murowy
- Portuguese
- Cardo-santo
- Romanian
- Urechelniță
- rsk
- Камена ружа
- Russian
- Молодило кровельное
- sco
- Fous
- Serbian
- Čuvarkuća, Чуваркућа
- Serbian (Latin)
- Čuvarkuća
- Slovak
- Skalnica strechová
- Slovenian
- Navadni netresk
- Swedish
- Taklök
- Ukrainian
- Молодило покрівельне
- Welsh
- Llysiau pen tai
Synonyms
- Sedum majus Garsault
- Sedum tectorum (L.) Scop.
- Sempervivum acuminatum Schott
- Sempervivum adoxum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum affine Lamotte
- Sempervivum alpinum Griseb. & Schenk
- Sempervivum ambiguum Lamotte
- Sempervivum andreanum Wale
- Sempervivum beugesiacum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum boissieri hort. ex Baker
- Sempervivum boutignyanum Billot & Gren.
- Sempervivum brachiatum Lamotte
- Sempervivum breviramum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum brevistylum Lamotte
- Sempervivum celsicaule Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum clusianum Ten.
- Sempervivum compactum Lamotte
- Sempervivum crassifolium Salisb.
- Sempervivum decoloratum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum fuscum Lehm. & Schnittsp.
- Sempervivum glaucum Ten.
- Sempervivum juratense Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum laetevirens Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum lamottei Boreau
- Sempervivum luxurians Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum maitrea Lamotte
- Sempervivum majus Neck.
- Sempervivum mettenianum Schnittsp. & C.B.Lehm.
- Sempervivum obovatum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum pallescens Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum pallidum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum praestabile Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum pulverulentum Dulac
- Sempervivum purpurascens Schott ex Boiss.
- Sempervivum rhenanum (Hegi & Schmid) Lawalrée
- Sempervivum rhodanicum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum rigidum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum robustum Jord. & Fourr.
- Sempervivum royanum Correvon
- Sempervivum rupestre (Rouy & E.G.Camus) Bergmans
and 13 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.