Greater Rock-Jasmine

androsace maxima

The Greater Rock-Jasmine (Androsace maxima) is a charming, often overlooked annual herb belonging to the Primulaceae family, which also includes primroses. Despite its delicate appearance, this plant is a resilient colonizer of various open and disturbed habitats across its vast Eurasian range. It completes its entire life cycle within a single growing season, making the most of favorable conditions before they become too harsh. Its small stature and subtle beauty belie its ecological importance in stabilizing disturbed soils and providing early season floral resources.

生息地: Typically found in dry, open habitats such as rocky slopes, grasslands, fallow fields, and disturbed ground.

外見

This diminutive plant typically grows 3 to 15 centimeters tall, featuring a basal rosette of oblong to obovate, often hairy leaves. From the center of this rosette arise slender stems topped with clusters (umbels) of tiny, radially symmetrical flowers. Each flower is small, usually white or pale pink, with five petals, and often has a yellowish 'eye' at its center. Its overall appearance is humble and low-growing, blending easily into its environment.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Ericales科Primulaceae属Androsace

Greater Rock-Jasmine

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Despite its common name, 'Rock-Jasmine,' Androsace maxima is not closely related to true jasmine (genus Jasminum), which belongs to the olive family.

It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in rock gardens for its charming, delicate flowers and compact growth habit.

Its ability to thrive in poor, rocky soils makes it an important pioneer species in ecological succession, helping to stabilize disturbed ground.

The 'maxima' in its scientific name (meaning 'largest') refers to it being comparatively larger than some other species within the Androsace genus, though it remains a very small plant.

特殊能力

Androsace maxima is well-adapted to arid conditions, capable of surviving prolonged dry spells common in its natural habitat by completing its life cycle rapidly.

As an annual plant, it germinates, grows, flowers, and produces seeds within a single season, allowing it to capitalize on transient periods of favorable moisture and temperature.

It produces numerous small, lightweight seeds that can be easily dispersed by wind or small disturbances, enabling rapid colonization of new or disturbed areas.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 3-15 cm
体重: 0.001-0.005 kg
寿命: 0-1 年
一度の産卵数: 100-1000

食性と食事

As a photosynthetic plant, Androsace maxima produces its own food by converting light energy into chemical energy, primarily absorbing water and essential minerals from the soil.

年齢による違い: Nutrient requirements may vary slightly between seedling and mature plant stages as biomass increases.

主な食物

Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrates
Phosphates
Potassium

採餌方法

Photosynthesis And Nutrient Absorption

生態系とのつながり

mutualism

Small Carpenter Bee

Ceratina cyanea

Pollinator for its small flowers, contributing to reproduction.

eaten by

Field Vole

Microtus agrestis

Potential herbivore that may graze on its leaves and stems, especially when young.

competitor

Common Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Competitor for light, water, and soil nutrients in shared habitats.

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安全性

危険度

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よくある質問

Greater Rock-Jasmineを見分けるには？

Greater Rock-Jasmineを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Greater Rock-Jasmineの長さは何ですか？

3-15 cm

Greater Rock-Jasmineの体重は何ですか？

0.001-0.005 kg

Greater Rock-Jasmineの寿命は何ですか？

0-1 年

Greater Rock-Jasmineは何を食べますか？

As a photosynthetic plant, Androsace maxima produces its own food by converting light energy into chemical energy, primarily absorbing water and essential minerals from the soil.

Greater Rock-Jasmineは通常どこに生息していますか？

Typically found in dry, open habitats such as rocky slopes, grasslands, fallow fields, and disturbed ground.

Greater Rock-Jasmineはどのように狩りをしますか？

Photosynthesis And Nutrient Absorption

Greater Rock-Jasmineの一度の産卵数は何ですか？

100-1000