Androsace filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names filiform rockjasmine and slender-stemmed androsace.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Androsace |
| Species: | A. filiformis
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It is an uncommon plant native to the Northwestern United States, California, Colorado, and Utah. It is also known from Eurasia.[1]
It grows in mountain meadows, including in the Cascade Range and Rocky Mountains.
Description
editAndrosace filiformis is a small annual herb forming hairy to hairless patches up to 12 centimeters tall. The basal rosette contains finely toothed leaves up to 2 centimeters long, often much smaller, and oval to nearly triangular in shape.
There are generally several open umbels of tiny five-lobed white flowers on long pedicels.
References
edit- ^ "Androsace filiformis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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