| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace rigida Hand.-Mazz. |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2900-3800m |
| Description | leaves trimorphic, inner leaves subsessile, elliptic, 6-13mm, ciliate, abaxially long hirsute, obtuse, flowers 1-7 in umbel, flowers 6-10mm across, lobes broadly obovate |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | dark red, pink |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, carpet |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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