| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace americana Wendelbo |
| Synonyms | Douglasia arctica Hook. |
| Gregoria arctica (Hook.) House | |
| Primula linearis Kuntze | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | leaves reddish, imbricate, thin, linear to linear-lanceolate, 3-10mm long, entire, shortly ciliate, glabrous, flowers solitary, 5-7mm across, calyx glabrous, |
| Size | 2-4cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| 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 |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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