Androsace villosa

Androsace villosa

''Androsace villosa'' is an alpine plant, widespread in the mountains of Europe and Asia. It is frequently grown by alpine gardeners.
Androsace villosa Turkey, Mt Erciyes, 2500m Androsace villosa,Geotagged,Spring,Turkey

Appearance

''A. villosa'' is very variable. The typical form grown in gardens is a small tufted or mat-forming perennial, with rosettes of linear to elliptical leaves, up to 1.5 cm across. The leaves have fine hairs underneath, particularly towards the tips. The flowers, which are 6–10 mm in diameter, are in umbels on stems up to 3 cm tall. They vary in colour from white to red-purple, with a pink or yellow eye. The white forms may age to pink.
Androsace villosa , shaggy rock jasmine flower  Androsace,Androsace villosa,Geotagged,Iran,Primulaceae,Summer,alpine,flora,flower

Distribution

In the wild, ''A. villosa'' grows on limestone mountains in Europe and Asia, usually on rocky slopes above 1500 m.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusAndrosace
SpeciesA. villosa
Photographed in
Iran
Turkey