| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace cylindrica DC. sect. Aretia |
| Synonyms | Androsace frutescens Lapeyr. |
| Aretia cylindrica (DC.) Loisel. | |
| Primula cylindrica (DC.) Kuntze | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-3500m |
| Description | leaves 3-14mm, subcurvate, flat, entire, linear or lanceolate, adaxially shortly hirsute, flowers solitary, ca. 8mm across |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white with a yellow eye |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | rosette, cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
cylindrica hirtella (Dufour) Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 16(2): 452 (1987)
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