Androsace sarmentosa
| Androsace sarmentosa | |
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| Flowers of Androsace sarmentosa at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
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| 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. | |
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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 Eastern Asia, from Kashmir to 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.