SOLDANELLA ALPINA
Author:
Carl von Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
PRIMULACEAE
Origin:
Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Pyrenees and Alps: Andorra, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland
Elevation:
Publisher:
Sp. Pl.: 144 (1753)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2,5 Centimetres
Height:
3 (12) Centimetres
Propagate:
–
CITES:
Synonyms:
Soldanella alpina subsp. cantabrica, Kress.
This member of the Primulaceae family was given this name by Carl von Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in the Alps and Pyrenees, growing in a rich soil with lots of melting-water water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 2,5 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to three centimetres in height, twelve with the flowers which are purple.
The genera name Soldanella means 'little coins' in Italian, as the leaves have that shape. The species name indicates its origin from the Alps - and other European mountains.
Flower
Purple Propagate : Seeds/Bulbs
Soil
Rich
Water
Maximum
Sun
Maximum