Eremogone bryophylla

Eremogone bryophylla is a flowering plant in the sandwort (Eremogone) genus. It occurs in the Himalaya of China, Tibet, Nepal, and India.[2] It is the highest known flowering plant, occurring as high as 6,180 metres (20,280 ft).[3]

Eremogone bryophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Eremogone
Species:
E. bryophylla
Binomial name
Eremogone bryophylla
(Fernald) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh
Synonyms[1]
  • Arenaria bryophylla Fernald
  • Arenaria bryophylla var. brevipedicella R.F.Huang & S.K.Wu
  • Arenaria musciformis Wall. ex Edgew. & Hook.f.

References
  1. "Eremogone bryophylla". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kews. 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. "Arenaria bryophylla". Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist. ITIS.
  3. Bezruchka, Stephen; Lyons, Alonzo (2011). Trekking Nepal: A Traveler's Guide (8th ed.). The Mountaineers Books. p. 275.


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