| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace nivalis (Lindl.) Wendelbo |
| Synonyms | Douglasia nivalis Lindl. |
| Gregoria nivalis (LIndl.) House | |
| Primula douglasii Kuntze | |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 700-2400m |
| Description | densely greyish hirsute, leaves linear to oblanceolate, 1-3cm, sometimes dentate, umbel 2-8-flowered, supported by acute bracts, corolla lobes 4-5mm long, rounded |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Washington) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
nivalis weygaertii Govaerts, World Checkl. Seed Pl. 1(1): 7 (1995)
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