Botanical name: Androsace sempervivoides    Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)

Houseleek Rock Jasmine is a perennial herb which grows on mountain slopes of Western Himalayas, at altitudes of 3000-4000 m. The species name sempervivoides comes from the resemblance of its leaf rosettes to those of Sempervivum (Houseleek). This plant is distinguished by by its relatively large compact rosettes of leaves, 1.5-2.5 cm across, borne at the ends of spreading branches. Leaves are either inverted-egg shaped or spoon shaped. Flowers are pink, 8-10 mm across, with a yellow or orange eye at the center. Flowers are borne in compact umbels on flowering branches. Bracts are narrow elliptic, hairy. Leaves occur in rosettes, 1-2.5 cm across. The plant is characterized by reddish runners. Flowering: June-August.

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