Biology:Androsace sarmentosa
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| Flowers of Androsace sarmentosa at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
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| Plants of Androsace sarmentosa at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Androsace |
| Species: | A. sarmentosa
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Androsace sarmentosa, the rock jasmine, is a Perennial Plant in the family Primulaceae, native to the Himalayas and Tibet.[1] As its synonym, Androsace studiosorum, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Description
Androsace sarmentosa can reach about 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. It forms deep-green evergreen compact rosettes of elliptic-oblanceolate leaves, 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) in width, covered with short white hairs. Flowers are bright pink to purple with a yellow center, 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in) in diameter, with umbels 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) tall. It blooms from June to August.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Androsace sarmentosa is native to the Himalayas, including Nepal, and Tibet.[1] It prefers mixed forests, rocky slopes and open woodland, at an elevation 2,700–4,000 m (8,900–13,100 ft) above sea level.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Androsace sarmentosa Wall.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700431-1.
- ↑ "Androsace studiosorum rock jasmine". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/1197/androsace-studiosorum/details. "Synonyms; Androsace sarmentosa var. yunnanensis"
- ↑ dawn (2024-04-24). "Androsace sarmentosa" (in en-US). https://akrockgardensociety.org/androsace-sarmentosa/.
- ↑ "Androsace sarmentosa Rock Jasmine PFAF Plant Database". https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Androsace+sarmentosa.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10901749 entry
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