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 centre, 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.
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.[3]
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"
- ↑ "Androsace sarmentosa Rock Jasmine PFAF Plant Database". https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Androsace+sarmentosa.
Wikidata ☰ Q10901749 entry
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