Pygmyflower Rockjasmine | |
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Androsace septentrionalis subsp. subumbellata, Kyle Canyon, Spring Mountains, Nevada. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Androsace |
Species: | A. septentrionalis |
Binomial name | |
Androsace septentrionalis L. |
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Androsace septentrionalis (pygmyflower rockjasmine, pygmy-flower rock-jasmine, northern rockjasmine,[1] Northern fairy candelabra,[2] Chinese: bei dian di mei[3]) is a species of annual herbaceous plant in the Primrose family (Primulaceae), native to North America[2], Asia, and Europe.[3] It is a small plant with a rosette of leaves and umbels of small white flowers held on multiple stems.[2]