Biology:Androsace saussurei
| Androsace saussurei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Androsace |
| Species: | A. saussurei
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| Binomial name | |
| Androsace saussurei Dentant, Lavergne, F.C. Boucher & S. Ibanez
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Androsace saussurei is a plant species in the family Primulaceae.
Taxonomy
Androsace saussurei was named after Horace Bénédict de Saussure, an eighteenth-century scientist from Geneva. The holotype was collected in Mont Blanc in Haute-Savoie of France.[1]
Description
Androsace saussurei is a perennial cushion plant species, usually 5–8 centimetres (2.0–3.1 in) high and 3–10 centimetres (1.2–3.9 in) in diameter. It is made of rosettes with diameters of 4.7–8.1 millimetres (0.19–0.32 in). It has hairy lanceolate leaves, usually 4.5–9.5 millimetres (0.18–0.37 in) long and 1.1–1.7 millimetres (0.043–0.067 in) wide. The flowers are white to purplish, 7 millimetres (0.28 in) in diameter. And the buds are often purplish as well. It typically flowers from June to August.[1]
Habitat and distribution
Androsace saussurei inhabit rock crevices on protogine and granite at elevations from 2,000 to 4,070 metres (6,560 to 13,350 ft), which is the highest elevation known for a vascular plant in Italy. It is endemic to the Western Alps (Mont Blanc, Gran Paradiso, Valais, Vanoise, Thabor).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Boucher, Florian C.; Dentant, Cédric; Ibanez, Sébastien; Capblancq, Thibaut; Boleda, Martí; Boulangeat, Louise; Smyčka, Jan; Roquet, Cristina et al. (2021-05-27). "Discovery of cryptic plant diversity on the rooftops of the Alps" (in en). Scientific Reports 11 (1): 11128. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-90612-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 34045566.
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