Gymnospermium albertii

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Gymnospermium albertii
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Gymnospermium albertii flowering in the Alpine House, Kew Gardens
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Gymnospermium
Species:
G. albertii
Binomial name
Gymnospermium albertii
(Regel) Takht.

Gymnospermium albertii (syn. Leontice alberti) [1] [2] is a species in the genus Gymnospermium in the family Berberidaceae. [1]

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Description

Tuberous perennial. [1]

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Close-up of flowers, Kew Gardens

Range

It is native to rocky hillsides in Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan). [1]

Cultivation

Easily raised from seed. Very hardy. Successful in open, well-drained soil. Grows well in unheated glasshouses. [1]

Etymology

Gymnospermium derived from Greek, meaning 'naked seed'. Albertii is named for Johann Albert Von Regel, collector of the type specimen and son of the author of the species, Eduard August von Regel. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "Gymnospermium albertii (Regel) Takht. — the Plant List".
  3. Gartenflora (1881) 293
  4. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp 41, 187