Petrocosmea forrestii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Petrocosmea

|species = forrestii

|authority = Craib

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Petrocosmea forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae native to China,{{cite book|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021914|title=Flora of China|chapter=Petrocosmea forrestii|author=Wencai Wang |author2=Kai-yu Pan |author3=Zhen-yu Li |author4=Anna L. Weitzman |author5=Laurence E. Skog }} and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. It grows among rocks in shady places. Like other species in its genus, it does not develop a stem above ground, but spreads by rhizomes.{{cite book|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=124726|title=Flora of China|chapter=Petrocosmea|author=Wencai Wang |author2=Kai-yu Pan |author3=Zhen-yu Li |author4=Anna L. Weitzman |author5=Laurence E. Skog }} The entire rosette of leaves is less than {{convert|15|cm|in}} in diameter.

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forrestii

Category:Flora of China

Category:House plants

Category:Taxa named by William Grant Craib