Primulaceae

Androsace L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 142 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to N. Mexico, S. South America.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herbs, often shortly stoloniferous and densely caespitose
Morphology Leaves
Leaves usually basal, forming a rosette
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels solitary or umbellate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts setaceous or foliose, rarely absent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx campanulate or subglobose, 5-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens and style shorter than corolla tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule globose, dehiscing by 5 valves.
Distribution
Distributed from Eurasia south to N Africa, Arabia, Himalaya and to New Guinea; North America excluding SE USA into Mexico; S Argentina.
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Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0