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    Androsace villosa  L.    
 

Fam.: Primulaceae / Primrose Fam.  

Synon.:  Androsace penicillata  SCHOTT, NYMAN & KOTSCHY

Genus:  Androsace  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   SCHOTT:  Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794 - 1865), Austrian botanist
   NYMAN:  Carl Frederik Nyman (1820 - 1893), Swedish botanist
   KOTSCHY:  Theodor Kotschy (1813 - 1866), Austrian botanist
 

Etymology:
   Androsace:   andros = man, sakos = buckler
   villosa:   pilose
   penicillata:   penicillium = brush
 

Androsace villosa, Androsace chamaejasme and Androsace obtusifolia are quite similar, they all have ovate leaves. The main difference lies in the hairiness of their leaves: The leaves of Androsace villosa have a hairy underside and hairy edges. Androsace chamaejasme has leaves that are only hairy on the edges. The leaves of Androsace obtusifolia are hardly hairy.

 

Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, Croatia Velebit Zavizan 4.6.2008
Fig. 1:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
Croatia, Velebit Zavizan 4.6.2008
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, Croatia Velebit Zavizan 4.6.2008
Fig. 2:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
Croatia, Velebit Zavizan 4.6.2008
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, Croatia Velebit Zavizan 4.6.2008
Fig. 3:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
Croatia, Velebit Zavizan 4.6.2008
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, Croatia Velebit Zavizan 4.6.2008
Fig. 4:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
Croatia, Velebit Zavizan 4.6.2008
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Fig. 5:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Fig. 6:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Fig. 7:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Fig. 8:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Fig. 9:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
A Carinthia, Petzen 2.7.2010
Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine, F Pyrenees, Eyne, Museum-Garden 26.6.2008
Fig. 10:  Androsace villosa / Wooly Rock Jasmine
F Pyrenees, Eyne, Museum-Garden 26.6.2008

 


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