Androsace sarmentosa
Flowers of Androsace sarmentosa at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Plants of Androsace sarmentosa at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Androsace
Species:
A. sarmentosa
Binomial name
Androsace sarmentosa
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Androsace chumbyi Pax & R.Knuth
    • Androsace dubyi (Dergnac) N.P.Balakr.
    • Androsace primuloides Duby
    • Androsace sarmentosa var. primuloides Hook.f.
    • Androsace studiosorum Kress
    • Primula sarmentosa (Wall.) Kuntze

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. 1 2 3 "Androsace sarmentosa Wall.". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Androsace studiosorum rock jasmine". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021. Synonyms; Androsace sarmentosa var. yunnanensis
  3. ↑ "Androsace sarmentosa Rock Jasmine PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
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