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Androsace

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Androsace, commonly known as rock jasmine,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, second only to Primula in the number of species.<ref name=schnee>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.<ref>Jepson Manual Treatment</ref><ref>Flora of China</ref>

These plants have small entire or toothed leaves which form a basal rosette.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

TaxonomyEdit

Recent molecular studies show that the genera Douglasia (found in north-western North America and easternmost Siberia), Pomatosace (an Himalayan endemic) and Vitaliana (a European endemic) are nested within Androsace.<ref name=schnee/><ref>Trift I., Anderberg A. A. and Källersjö M. 2002. The monophyly of Primula (Primulaceae) evaluated by analysis of sequences from the chloroplast gene rbcL. Systematic Botany 27(2):396-407</ref> Phylogenetic studies have also demonstrated that the ancestor of Androsace first appeared about 35 Mya ago and was most probably an annual species.<ref name=Bou>Template:Cite journal</ref> Evolution towards the denser morphology of cushions took place two times independently in Asia and in Europe.<ref name=Bou/>

SpeciesEdit

Template:As of, Plants of the World Online recognizes the following 166 species, including those formerly placed in Douglasia and Vitaliana.<ref name=POWO_60437104-2>Template:Citation</ref><ref name=DixoGuteSchöSchn16>Template:Citation</ref>

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Former Douglasia speciesEdit

The online Flora of North America placed nine species in Douglasia<ref name="FNA">Template:Citation </ref> that are now included in Androsace (names in Androsace from Plants of the World Online<ref name=POWO_60437104-2/>): Template:Div col

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New species described in 2021Edit

A group of scientist disentangled the morphology and ecology of Androsace genius in the French Alps and described three new species in 2021:<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

CultivationEdit

The following species have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. All are mat-forming evergreen perennials.

  • A. lanuginosa (woolly rock jasmine)<ref name = RHSPF1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • A. sempervivoides (sempervivum-leaved rock jasmine)<ref name = RHSPF2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • A. studiosorum (rock jasmine)<ref name = RHSPF3>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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