Androsace filiformis explained

Androsace filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names filiform rockjasmine and slender-stemmed androsace.

It is an uncommon plant native to the Northwestern United States, California, Colorado, and Utah. It is also known from Eurasia.[1]

It grows in mountain meadows, including in the Cascade Range and Rocky Mountains.

Description

Androsace filiformis is a small annual herb forming hairy to hairless patches up to 12 centimeters tall. The basal rosette contains finely toothed leaves up to 2 centimeters long, often much smaller, and oval to nearly triangular in shape.

There are generally several open umbels of tiny five-lobed white flowers on long pedicels.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Androsace filiformis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org.