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Sempervivoideae

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Sempervivoideae is the largest of three subfamilies in the Saxifragales family Crassulaceae, with about 20–30 genera with succulent leaves. Unlike the two smaller subfamilies, it is distributed in temperate climates. The largest genus in this subfamily is Sedum, with about 470 species.

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  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Subdivisions
  • Telephium clade
  • Telephieae tribe <small>('t Hart) Ohba and Thiede [[ined.]]</small>
  • Umbiliceae tribe <small>[[Meisn.]]</small>
  • Petrosedum clade
  • Sempervivum/Jovibarba clade (Semperviveae tribe <small>[[Dumort.]]</small>)
  • Aeonium clade (Aeonieae tribe) <small>Thiede ined.</small>{{efn|name=Reveal1}}
  • Sedeae <small>[[Elias Magnus Fries|Fr.]]</small>
  • Leucosedum clade
  • Acre clade
  • Genera
  • Evolution and biogeography
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Books
  • Articles
  • Websites
  • External links

Sempervivoideae is the largest of three subfamilies in the Saxifragales family Crassulaceae, with about 20–30 genera with succulent leaves. Unlike the two smaller subfamilies, it is distributed in temperate climates. The largest genus in this subfamily is Sedum, with about 470 species.

== Description ==

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