Western rock jasmine
Androsace occidentalis Pursh
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Morphology
- Stem
- Flowering stalks erect, slender, leafless, rough with star-shaped hairs; often several arched-ascending lateral stalks.
- Leaves
- In basal rosette, simple, nearly sessile, oblong-lanceolate, to 3/4 inch long, 1/4 inch wide, short stiff-hairy above, glabrous below; margins entire or sometimes minutely toothed above middle; tips rounded.
- Inflorescence
- Umbels, erect or ascending, 2-10-flowered, terminal; subtending bracts ovate to ovate-lanceolate, minutely pubescent; tips pointed.
- Flower
- On stalks usually less than 1 inch long; calyces persistent, 5-lobed, lobes erect at flowering, sometimes spreading in fruit, tips often reddish; corollas 5-parted, about 1/10 inch wide, shorter than or about equal to calyx, white or pinkish, lobes overlapping; stamens 5.
- Fruit
- Capsules, rounded, included in calyx tubes; seeds numerous, tiny, black.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Dry, open, prairies, hillsides, ravines, and rocky open woods, on sandy or limestone soils.
- Distribution
- Throughout Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
Western rock jasmine is diminutive and easily overlooked. It sometimes is used in rock gardens and can be raised from seeds.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Primulaceae - Primrose Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 1-4 inches
- Last Updated
- 2007-10-26
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
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Blooms: March, April, May