Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace lehmanniana Spreng. sect. Chamaejasme |
Synonyms | Androsace albertina Rydb. |
Androsace carinata Torr. | |
Androsace friesii Trautv. | |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | arctic-alpine |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves obovate or elliptic, obtuse, 6-10mm, at apex long hirsute, scapes densely white hirsute, umbels 3-4-flowered, dense, flowers 7-8mm across, lobes entire |
Size | 3-5cm |
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
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Sakhalin ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) China (China North-Central , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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