Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace lehmannii Wall. ex Duby |
Synonyms | Androsace nepalensis Derganc |
Primula lehmannii (Wall. ex Duby) Kuntze | |
Primula nepalensis Derganc | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-5500m |
Description | leaves dimorphic, sessile, outer leaves ovate-oblong, 3mm, obtuse, inner leaves linear, 6-10mm long, glabrous, ciliate, acute, flowers 1-2, 4-5mm across, lobes obovate, rounded |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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