Scientific Family
Primulaceae
Synonyms
Androsace septentrionalis subsp. robusta
Other common names
northern rock-jasmine
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Biennial or annual
Height
To 12 Inches
Riparian
Yes
A small plant with naked stems arising from a basal rosette of simple, toothed leaves; small star-like flowers at end of erect stems.
Plants annual or biennial, not mat-forming, found in moist to dry areas; leaves in rosettes, blade bases obscurely narrow to a stem; flower bracts relatively narrow, petals longer than the sepals.
Habitat
Found on gravelly stream beds, in moist ground of springs or meadows, mountain parks, or open coniferous forests.
Plant Community
Riparian
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
6000
High elevation
12000
Flower Characteristics
White funnel-shaped, star-like, with 5 roundish lobes; to 1/4 inch wide; on leafless erect stems.
Flower color
White
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
September
Flower clusters
Rounded
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Basal rosette with blades 1/4 to 3/4 inch long, without a stalk of any kind, lance-like, without hairs to hairy with soft hairs, narrow oval shape tapering to a point at each end.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Dark green to reddish-green
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Valvate capsule (meeting at the edges without overlapping).
Fruit type
Capsule
Fruit color
Green, dark browm
About 1/16 inch long.