Ramonda myconi

Ramonda myconi, the Pyrenean-violet[2] or rosette mullein, syn. R. pyrenaica, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, which is a relictual endemite of shady, rocky places in the Pyrenees and north eastern Spain. It is a rosette-forming evergreen perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in) high by 20 cm (8 in) broad, with oval, crinkled leaves. Five-petalled purple flowers with prominent yellow anthers appear on leafless stems in spring.[3][4]

Ramonda myconi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Ramonda
Species:
R. myconi
Binomial name
Ramonda myconi
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaixia myconi (L.) Lapeyr.
  • Ramonda chloropoda Jord.
  • Ramonda crenulata Jord.
  • Ramonda floribunda Jord.
  • Ramonda lobulosa Jord.
  • Ramonda micoi Pau [Spelling variant]
  • Ramonda pyrenaica Rich. nom. illeg.
  • Ramonda scapiflora J.St.-Hil.
  • Verbascum myconi L.
Ramonda pyrenaica flowers
Ramonda myconi - MHNT

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's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

References
  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 3 October 2015
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. "NARGS Wiki - Plant of the month June 2009 Ramonda myconi". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Ramonda myconi". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 84. Retrieved 23 September 2018.


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