Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace ovczinnikovii Schischk. & Bobrov |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-3100m |
Description | leaves grey-green, linear to linear-lanceolate, 7-12mm long, apically white lanate, umbel 3-8-flowered, flowers 4-6mm across, petals obovate to oblong-obovate, apex rounded |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white, becoming pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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