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Scientific Name Androsace chamaejasme Host; Androsace chamaejasme Wulfén ex Host Common Name sweet-flowered androsace, sweet-flowered rock jasmine General Description Perennial herb; stem 2-15 cm tall, branched, mat forming, growing in dense tufts Leaves Basal, in a rosette, narrowly reversed lance-shaped, 3-15 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, net-veined, hairy Flowers

Inflorescence an umbel, 3-6 flowers; flowers radially symmetric; sepals 5, fused into a bell-shape, 3-8 mm long, lobes egg-shaped to lance-shaped; petals 5, fused, 6-9 mm long, corolla tube shorter than the sepals,…

Inflorescence an umbel, 3-6 flowers; flowers radially symmetric; sepals 5, fused into a bell-shape, 3-8 mm long, lobes egg-shaped to lance-shaped; petals 5, fused, 6-9 mm long, corolla tube shorter than the sepals, creamy white, base yellow, orange or pink; stamens 5, fused to the petals, anthers yellow; pistils 1, ovary superior

Read More + Fruits and Seeds Capsule, brown or golden-brown, bell-shaped, 2-3 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, 10-15 seeds; seeds brown, 1.2-1.4 mm long, smooth Phenology Flowers from June to July Notes The name chamaejasme means “dwarf jasmine.” The plant got this name as a reference to it’s growth habit and fragrant flowers. Range/Distribution Alberta: The Rocky Mountains CAN (BC, NT, NU, YT); USA (AK, CO, MT)