''Androsace laevigata'',
synonym
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''Douglasia laevigata'', known as the cliff dwarf primrose,
[ is a species of ]flowering plant
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in the primrose family, Primulaceae
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. It is native to the central Pacific coastal mountains of North America (west of the crest of the Cascade Range
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of British Columbia, Oregon and Washington) below elevation. Its habitat includes cliffs, rocks, and alpine.
Description
''Androsace laevigata'' is a small mat-forming herbaceous
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perennial plant
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about high. The five-lobed flowers are deep pink to rose. Each lobe is mm long.
Taxonomy
''Androsace laevigata'' was first described by Asa Gray
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in 1880 as ''Douglasia laevigata''.[ ]Molecular phylogenetic
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studies showed that the genus ''Douglasia'' is nested within ''Androsace
''Androsace'', commonly known as rock jasmine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Primulaceae, second only to ''Primula'' in the number of species. It is predominantly Arctic–alpine, with many species in the Himalay ...
'',[ and the transfer to ''Androsace'' by Wendelbo in 1961][ is now accepted.][
File:Androsace laevigata 5916.jpg, Flowers
File:Androsace laevigata 2462.jpg, Leaves
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References
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laevigata
Plants described in 1880
Flora of British Columbia
Flora of Oregon
Flora of Washington (state)
Flora without expected TNC conservation status