Status:
valid
Authors:
Nakai
Source:
rjp
Year:
1917
Citation Micro:
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 31: 17 (1917)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001017481
Common Names
- Rock Pentactina
- Rupicola
- Rock Pentactina Moss
Uses & Benefits
Pentactina rupicola is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used for its edible fruits and as a medicinal plant for treating various ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Pentactina rupicola has white flowers with five petals and yellow centers. The seeds are small, black, and round. The seedlings have a single cotyledon and a pair of serrated leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Pentactina rupicola is a species of flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. It can be propagated through seed or by division. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade. It is drought tolerant and resistant to most pests and diseases.
Where to Find Pentactina rupicola
Pentactina rupicola is native to the Himalayas and can be found in the wild in India, Nepal, and Bhutan.
Species in the Pentactina genus
Species in the Rosaceae family
Acaena macrocephala,
Acaena antarctica,
Acaena argentea,
Acaena boliviana,
Acaena buchananii,
Acaena echinata,
Acaena agnipila,
Acaena cylindristachya,
Acaena confertissima,
Acaena eupatoria,
Acaena integerrima,
Acaena leptacantha,
Acaena ovina,
Acaena magellanica,
Acaena masafuerana,
Acaena patagonica,
Acaena tenera,
Acaena platyacantha,
Acaena pumila,
Acaena splendens,
Acaena stricta,
Acaena stangii,
Acaena trifida,
Acaena pallida,
Acaena caespitosa,
Acaena saccaticupula,
Acaena subincisa,
Acaena hirsutula,
Acaena fissistipula,
Acaena glabra,
Acaena tesca,
Acaena juvenca,
Acaena emittens,
Acaena dumicola,
Acaena profundeincisa,
Acaena minor,
Acaena alpina,
Acaena montana,
Acaena myriophylla,
Acaena poeppigiana,
Acaena anserovina,
Acaena sericea,
Acaena latebrosa,
Acaena sarmentosa,
Acaena elongata,
Acaena exigua,
Acaena rorida,
Acaena novae-zelandiae,
Acaena pinnatifida,
Acaena inermis,