Primulaceae

Western rockjasmine

Androsace occidentalis Pursh

Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Androsace

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Western rockjasmine: This species is likely to be overlooked unless you are on your hands and knees looking close to the ground among the grasses and shrubs. — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: رقاقس غربي
English: Western rockjasmine

Synonyms

Amadea occidentalis (Pursh) Lunell
Androsace arizonica A.Gray
Androsace occidentalis f. simplex (Rydb.) G.T.Robbins
Androsace occidentalis subsp. arizonica (A.Gray) G.T.Robbins
Androsace occidentalis var. arizonica (A.Gray) H.St.John
Androsace occidentalis var. occidentalis
Androsace occidentalis var. simplex (Rydb.) H.St.John
Androsace platysepala Wooton & Standl.
Androsace simplex Rydb.
Aretia occidentalis (Pursh) MacMill.
Primula arizonica (A.Gray) Derganc
Primula occidentalis (Pursh) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.