Androsace Ciliata

androsace ciliata

Androsace ciliata, commonly known as the Ciliate Rock-jasmine, is a resilient and enchanting alpine perennial endemic to the high-altitude rocky landscapes of the Pyrenees. This remarkable plant thrives in the most challenging environments, clinging to sheer cliffs, unstable scree slopes, and windswept crevices where few other species can survive. By forming compact, low-growing cushions, it creates its own microclimate to withstand freezing temperatures, intense ultraviolet radiation, and dry alpine winds.

Hábitat: Found in high-altitude rocky crevices, limestone screes, and alpine ridges of the Pyrenees mountain range.

Aspecto

This plant forms dense, dome-like cushions or loose mats of tiny, bright green leaf rosettes, typically reaching only 2 to 10 centimeters in height. Its small, lanceolate leaves are highly distinct for their 'ciliated' margins, which are fringed with fine, eyelash-like white hairs. During its brief spring and summer blooming period, the green cushion is beautifully dotted with solitary, five-petaled flowers that open in shades of soft pink to deep purplish-pink, each featuring a tiny, contrasting yellow-to-orange eye at the center.

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Androsace Ciliata

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Plantas

Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

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Datos interesantes

Because of the extremely short growing season in the high Pyrenees, a cushion the size of a teacup can easily be several decades old.

It is a strict Pyrenean endemic, meaning this delicate pink wildflower cannot be found growing naturally anywhere else on Earth.

Its species name 'ciliata' comes from the Latin word for eyelashes, describing the fringe of hairs on its tiny leaves.

Habilidades especiales

Forms compact, tightly packed domes that trap warm air and retain precious moisture, protecting the plant from freezing alpine temperatures and high winds.

Possesses fine, specialized hairs along its leaf margins that break up desiccating winds, trap humidity, and reduce water loss.

Produces specialized protective pigments to prevent cellular damage from intense, unfiltered solar radiation at high elevations.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 2+ cm
Peso: 0.01+ kg

Dieta y alimentación

As a photoautotroph, this alpine plant produces its own energy by performing photosynthesis, utilizing sunlight, carbon dioxide, and minimal water and nutrients absorbed from barren rock fissures.

Alimentos principales

Sunlight
Carbon dioxide
Water
Soil minerals

Método de búsqueda

Photosynthesis

Conexiones ecológicas

mutualism

Pyrenean Bumblebee

Bombus pyrenaeus

Pollinated by alpine insects seeking nectar in the harsh mountain environment.

competitor

Purple Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Competes for limited soil pockets and moisture on sheer rock faces.

eaten by

Pyrenean Chamois

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Occasional grazing of foliage by high-altitude herbivores.

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Seguridad

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cómo identificar a Androsace Ciliata?

La forma más fácil de identificar a Androsace Ciliata es usar la aplicación de identificación de naturaleza Snappit.

¿Cuál es el longitud de Androsace Ciliata?

2+ cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Androsace Ciliata?

0.01+ kg

¿Qué come Androsace Ciliata?

As a photoautotroph, this alpine plant produces its own energy by performing photosynthesis, utilizing sunlight, carbon dioxide, and minimal water and nutrients absorbed from barren rock fissures.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Androsace Ciliata?

Found in high-altitude rocky crevices, limestone screes, and alpine ridges of the Pyrenees mountain range.

¿Cómo caza Androsace Ciliata?

Photosynthesis