Biology:Gymnospermium albertii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Gymnospermium albertii | |
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Gymnospermium albertii flowering in the Alpine House, Kew Gardens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Berberidaceae |
Genus: | Gymnospermium |
Species: | G. albertii
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Binomial name | |
Gymnospermium albertii (Regel) Takht.
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Gymnospermium albertii (syn. Leontice alberti)[1][2] is a species in the genus Gymnospermium in the family Berberidaceae.[1]
Description
Tuberous perennial.[1]
- Height: Flowering stems to about 15 cm high.[1]
- Leaves: Lobed, with five leaflets. Leaves are bronze-tinged and rolled lengthways when young, expanding and turning pale green with maturity.[1]
- Inflorescences:
Range
Native to rocky hillsides in Soviet Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan).[1]
Cultivation
Easily raised from seed. Very hardy. Successful in open, well-drained soil. Grows well in unheated glasshouses.[1]
Etymology
Gymnospermium derived from Greek, meaning 'naked seed'. Albertii is named for Johann Albert Von Regel, collector of the type specimen and son of the author of the species, Eduard August von Regel.[3][4]
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Matthew, Brian. "The Smaller Bulbs", copyright B.T. Batsford, Ltd. 1987. ISBN:0713449225. pp 99-100
- ↑ "Gymnospermium albertii (Regel) Takht. — the Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2835999.
- ↑ Gartenflora (1881) 293
- ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp 41, 187
Wikidata ☰ Q15343382 entry
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