| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace nortonii Ludlow |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4700m |
| Description | leaves trimorphic, inner leaves elliptic to oval-elliptic, 7-15mm, shortly hirsute, umbels 2-5-flowered, flowers 6-9mm across, petals broadly obovate |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | 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 (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal) |
| 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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