Biology:Eremogone bryophylla

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Short description: Species of flowering plants within the family Caryophyllaceae

Eremogone bryophylla
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Eremogone
Species:
E. bryophylla
Binomial name
Eremogone bryophylla
(Fernald) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh
Synonyms[1]
  • Arenaria bryophylla Fernald
  • Arenaria bryophylla var. brevipedicella R.F.Huang & S.K.Wu
  • Arenaria musciformis Wall. ex Edgew. & Hook.f.

Eremogone bryophylla is a flowering plant in the sandwort (Eremogone) genus. It occurs in the Himalaya of China , Tibet, Nepal, and India .[2] It is the highest known flowering plant, occurring as high as 6,180 metres (20,280 ft).[3]

References

  1. "Eremogone bryophylla". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77147930-1. 
  2. "Arenaria bryophylla". Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist. ITIS. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/16878106. 
  3. Bezruchka, Stephen; Lyons, Alonzo (2011). Trekking Nepal: A Traveler's Guide (8th ed.). The Mountaineers Books. p. 275. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q42926554 entry