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Androsace lanuginosa Wall. sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace lanuginosa Wall. sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyFl. Ind. [W.Roxburgh] 2: 15 (1824)
Native Rangew. Nepal to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude1500-2500m
Descriptiondensely silvery lanate, leaves 12-17mm, lanceolate-ovate, acute, sessile, scapes axillary, bracts 5mm long, flowers in compact umbel, corolla lobes orbiculate-obovate
Size5-10cm
Colorpink with a yellow eye
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace lanuginosa var. glabrior Wall.
Androsace lanuginosa var. typica R.Knuth
Primula lanuginosa (Wall.) Kuntze
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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