Jump to content

Dionysia (plant): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
External links: Changed external link
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Line 32: Line 32:
[[Category:Primulaceae]]
[[Category:Primulaceae]]
[[Category:Primulaceae genera]]
[[Category:Primulaceae genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Eduard Fenzl]]

Revision as of 08:55, 13 April 2020

Dionysia
Dionysia involucrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Primuloideae
Genus: Dionysia
Fenzl

Dionysia is a genus containing 49 species of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming alpines native to mountains in central Asia. They are usually evergreen perennials with felted leaves, covered with bright yellow or pink, five-petalled flowers in spring.[1] They are often difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided.[2]

Species include:


Dionysia aretioides has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Dionysia aretioides". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 29. Retrieved 6 February 2018.