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Hylotelephium telephium

Live Forever, Orpine
Other regional names: Purple Flower Stonecrop
  • Purple Flower Stonecrop
Also known as: Anacampseros rupivaga Jord. & Fourr., 1866 +11 more
  • Anacampseros rupivaga Jord. & Fourr., 1866
  • Anacampseros tarnensis Sudre ex A.W.Hill, 1926
  • Anacampseros tarnensis Sudre, 1895
  • Sedum archangelicum Rupr.
  • Sedum bohuslavii Rupr., 1846
  • Sedum macrophyllum Bailly
  • Sedum purpureum Link
  • Sedum schultzii Dosch & J.Scriba, 1873
  • Sedum telephium var. beugesiacum (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & E.G.Camus, 1901
  • Sedum telephium var. borderi Mast.
  • Sedum telephium var. rupivagum (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & E.G.Camus, 1901
  • Sedum vogesiacum Nyman
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Crassulaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent perennial.

Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Europe, Hylotelephium telephium (commonly known as Live-forever or Orpine) is a succulent perennial belonging to the Crassulaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Succulent
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Netherlands, North European Russia, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced Range

Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Sweden, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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