Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace eritrichioides Gand. |
Synonyms | Primula eritrichoides (Gand.) Derganc |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4200-4500m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, ovate, obtuse, glabrous, on margins long ciliate, flowers solitary, sessile, calyx hirsute, lobes shortly ovate, corolla lobes broadly ovate |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | 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 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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