''Ramonda myconi'', the Pyrenean-violet
or rosette mullein,
syn. ''R. pyrenaica'', is a
species
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of
flowering plant
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in the
family
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Gesneriaceae, which is a relictual
endemite of shady, rocky places in the Pyrenees and north eastern Spain. It is a rosette-forming
evergreen
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perennial
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growing to high by broad, with oval, crinkled leaves. Five-petalled purple flowers with prominent yellow anthers appear on leafless stems in spring.
The plant is cultivated, for instance in vertical crevices where its roots are not subject to winter wetness. It has gained the
Royal Horticultural Society
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The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...
's
Award of Garden Merit.
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File:Ramonda myconi MHNT.BOT.2011.18.7.jpg, seedheads
The ''Ramonda myconi'' are a Mediterranean endemic species, meaning that the species is native to that geographic region. This species of flowering plant is isolated to the rocky terrains that border France and Spain. This species also belongs to a group known as
resurrection plants.
This means they can survive or tolerate severe desiccation or drought.
References
External links
''Ramonda pyrenaica''
Didymocarpoideae
Flora of the Pyrenees
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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