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Androsace septentrionalis
Also called Northern Rock Jasmine, Northern Rockjasmine, Northern Fairy Candelabra, Hairy Northern Fairy Candelabra, Northern Androsace, Northern Pygmyflower, Pygmy Flower Rock Jasmine
Androsace septentrionalis, also known as pygmy-flower rock-jasmine, is a species of small plant that grows in disturbed areas and open ground in the northern hemisphere. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and North America from Arctic areas to as far south as northern Mexico, India, and Pakistan. The species quite variable in the size of its flowering stems, but has just one rosette of leaves. Each plant will live for one or two years and die after flowering.
Androsace septentrionalis is a very widely distributed species that is native to North America, Europe, and temperate Asia. In Europe it is native as far west as France, but is not found in the Low Countries or the British Isles. In Central Europe it grows widely, but is not found in Hungary. To the south it is also found in Italy and Romania. To the north it is part of the flora of Denmark and the Scandinavian Peninsula and Finland. It grows in every part of Eastern Europe except for on the Crimean Peninsula. It reaches as far south as Georgia and neighboring Armenia.
Androsace albana · Alpine Rock Jasmine · Mackenzie River Douglasia · Androsace brevis · Androsace delphinensis · Filiform rockjasmine · Swiss Rockjasmine · Androsace lactea · Cliff Douglasia · Pink Rock Jasmine · Androsace lanuginosa · Androsace mathildae
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Androsace septentrionalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
