Androsace chamaejasme subsp. lehmanniana




Family Primulaceae
Scientific name Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen ex Host subsp. lehmanniana (Sprengel) Hultén
Synonyms Androsace albertina Rydberg; Androsace carinata Torrey; Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen ex Host subsp. carinata (Torrey) Hultén; Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen ex Host var. andersonii Hultén; Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen ex Host var. arctica R. Knuth; Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen ex Host var. carinata (Torrey) R. Knuth; Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen ex Host var. lehmanniana (Sprengel) B. Boivin; Androsace lehmanniana Sprengel
Common name (Japanese common name) tochinai-sou (トチナイソウ, 栃内草 [meaning: Mr. Tochinai's weed]), chishima ko-zakura (チシマコザクラ, 千島小桜 [meaning: Kuril Islands tiny primula])
(English common name) Lehmann's rockjasmine
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Rebun Island, Mt. Horonupuri), Honshu (Mt. Hayachine)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, Canada, USA
Habitat Alpine or subalpine rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Leaves 3-15cm long, 3-4mm wide. Scapes 2-7cm tall. Flowers white 3-5mm across, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Androsace chamaejasme subsp. lehmanniana (Spreng.) Hultén
Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen ex Host subsp. lehmanniana (Sprengel) Hultén
Note Rare species.



December 2009
at a Nursery