Dionysia | |
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Dionysia involucrata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Subfamily: | Primuloideae |
Genus: |
Dionysia Fenzl |
Type species | |
Dionysia odora | |
Synonyms | |
Macrosyphonia Duby 1844 |
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: [3]
Dionysia aretioides, with yellow flowers, has gained the
Royal Horticultural Society's
Award of Garden Merit.
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