Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace spinulifera (Franch.) R.Knuth sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 237: 184 (1905) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2900-4500m |
Description | leaves dimorphic, outer leaves sessile, ovate to lanceolate, 5-10mm, ciliate, acuminate, inner leaves oblanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, flowers in densely hirsute umbels |
Size | 7-30cm |
Color | dark red, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace prattiana R.Knuth Androsace strigillosa var. spinulifera Franch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |