Biology:Androsace lanuginosa

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Androsace

Androsace lanuginosa
Androsace lanuginosa.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Androsace
Species:
A. lanuginosa
Binomial name
Androsace lanuginosa
Wall.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Primula lanuginosa (Wall.) Kuntze

Androsace lanuginosa, called the woolly rock jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Androsace, native to the western Himalaya.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

The plant is composed of trailing stems that are reddish when young. They bear small, pointed, hairy, grey-green leaves. In the summer, the plant produces flowers made up of up to 15 florets, usually light pink with a dark pink eye or lilac with a yellow-green eye.[4] A. lanuginosa grows well in most soils with full sun to part shade, and typically reaches about 10 centimeters tall and 30 centimeters wide.[5] In the US, it is suitable for zones 5–8. It may be susceptible to aphids and leaf spot.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15316753 entry