Androsace maxima L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 141 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Africa, Europe to Siberia and Afghanistan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Protein Content

11.10% Entire seed/nut. Moisture content not stated (Barclay & Earle, 1974)

[SID]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb 2–15 cm high
Morphology Stem
Stems stiffly erect, solitary or up to 8, pilose
Morphology Leaves
Leaves rosulate, broadly to narrowly ovate, 5–35 × 2–20 mm, ± pilose, sessile or stoutly petiolate, base cuneate, apex cute or obtuse, margins denticulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts leafy, about as long as pedicels or longer, obovate, denticulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in umbels of up to 10
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels 5–10 mm, pilose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx urceolate-campanulate, 5–7 mm, accrescent, lobed to about middle; lobes ovate-deltoid to lanceolate, 4–5 mm, acute, denticulate, pilose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white or pink, annulate; tube ± 4 mm, lobes ± 1mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ± 4 mm in diameter
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds numerous, angular, ± 1.5 mm long.
Ecology
Open hillside, stony and gravelly slopes, open Poa bulbosa steppe, edges of cultivated fields, on loamy soils; alt. 100–1450 m
Phenology
Mar.- April.
Distribution
Caucasus, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran. Common and widespread in Iraq.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Seed Information Database

    • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. (2019) Seed Information Database (SID). Version 7.1. Available from: http://data.kew.org/sid/ (September 2019)
    • 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