ROCK JASMINE Definition & Meaning

rock jasmine

any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.

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A Kelso Creek monkeyflower had somehow crossed with a rock jasmine monkeyflower, another close species.

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From his bookshelf he picked out a guide to the flora of the Alps, and opened it to the entry for Androsace septentrionalis, the pigmy rock jasmine.

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Where once there were rock jasmine and alpine forget-me-nots, there are now deep gullies, muddy lagoons and widespread erosion.

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