Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace russellii Y.J.Nasir |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4200m |
Description | leaves pale green, lanceolate, obtuse, white hirsute, flowers subsessile, solitary, calyx campanulate, lanate, lobes obtuse, corolla 6-7mm across |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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