Androsace sarmentosa

Androsace sarmentosa
	Flowers of Androsace sarmentosa at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
	Plants of Androsace sarmentosa at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Androsace
Species:	A. sarmentosa
Binomial name
	Androsace sarmentosa; Wall.
Synonyms
	Androsace chumbyi Pax & R. Knuth; Androsace dubyi (Dergnac) N.P. Balakr.; Androsace sarmentosa var. chumbyi auct.; Androsace sarmentosa var. duby Dergnac; Primula sarmentosa Kuntze; Primula sarmentosa (Wall.) Bennet & Raizada;

Androsace sarmentosa, the Rock Jasmine, is a perennial plant in the family Primulaceae.

Description

Androsace sarmentosa can reach about 30 centimetres (12 in) in diameter. This plant forms deep-green evergreen compact rosettes of elliptic-oblanceolate leaves, 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.18 in) in width, covered with short white hairs. Flowers are bright pink to purple with a yellow centre, 7–9 millimetres (0.28–0.35 in) in diameter, with umbels 4–10 millimetres (0.16–0.39 in) tall. They bloom from June to August.

Distribution

This species is present in the Central Asia, from Kashmir through western China.

Habitat

Rock Jasmine prefers mixed forests, rocky slopes and open woodland, at an elevation 2,700–4,000 metres (8,900–13,100 ft) above sea level.

References

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