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Houseleeks or Liveforever (Sempervivum, pronounced /ˌsɛmpərˈvaɪvəm/)are a genus of about 40 species of succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family which grow in rosettes.
Another name used for some species (and also for some plants in other related genera)
is "Hen and chicks".
The name "Sempervivum" has its origin in the Latin Semper ("always") and vivus ("living"). Sempervivum are called "always living" because this perennial plant keeps its leaves in winter and is very resistant to difficult conditions of growth.
Houseleeks or Liveforever (Sempervivum, pronounced /ˌsɛmpərˈvaɪvəm/)are a genus of about 40 species of succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family which grow in rosettes.
Another name used for some species (and also for some plants in other related genera)
is "Hen and chicks".
The name "Sempervivum" has its origin in the Latin Semper ("always") and vivus ("living"). Sempervivum are called "always living" because this perennial plant keeps its leaves in winter and is very resistant to difficult conditions of growth.
Der Name Sempervivum kommt aus dem Hoch-Mittelalter und stammt aus dem Lateinischen: „Semper" bedeutet „immer" und „vivus" bedeutet „lebend". Semperviven sind also so genannte „Immer-Lebende", wohl weil diese mehrjährigen Sukkulenten ihre Blätter im Winter behalten und sehr widerstandsfähig in puncto schwieriger Wachstumsbedingungen sind. Betrachtet man die ersten Erwähnungen dieser Pflanzen in der Antike, kann der Name Sempervivum auch daher kommen, dass der Saft dieser Pflanzen Samen anderer Kulturpflanzen vor Tierfraß schützt, also die damit behandelten Samen langlebiger macht.
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