rock jasmine

noun

1. any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.

Example Sentences

A Kelso Creek monkeyflower had somehow crossed with a rock jasmine monkeyflower, another close species.

From New York Times

From his bookshelf he picked out a guide to the flora of the Alps, and opened it to the entry for Androsace septentrionalis, the pigmy rock jasmine.

From BBC

Where once there were rock jasmine and alpine forget-me-nots, there are now deep gullies, muddy lagoons and widespread erosion.

From Time Magazine Archive