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Androsace
Sign in to saveAndrosace, commonly known as rock jasmine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, second only to Primula in the number of species. It is predominantly Arctic–alpine, with many species in the Himalayas (where the genus originated), the mountains of central Asia, the Caucasus, and the southern and central European mountain systems, particularly the Alps and the Pyrenees.
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Androsace is a genus within the plant kingdom, classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Ericales. It belongs to the family Primulaceae.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including US, A, UNM, SJNM, and CAS. Specimens have been documented in China, the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The genus has 182,054 occurrences and 712 records, with 669 associated media files.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPrimulaceae
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- Specimen records
- 712
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- 669
- Family
- Primulaceae
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- US, A, UNM, SJNM, CAS, GH
- Recorded in
- China, United States, Canada, Mexico
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- Primuloideae
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Androsace, commonly known as rock jasmine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, second only to Primula in the number of species. It is predominantly Arctic–alpine, with many species in the Himalayas (where the genus originated), the mountains of central Asia, the Caucasus, and the southern and central European mountain systems, particularly the Alps and the Pyrenees.
Plants of this genus are sometimes known as rock jasmines or fairy candelabras, and are widely cultivated for their dense cushions covered in white or pink flowers. There are roughly 110 species.
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