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Androsace graminifolia C.E.C.Fisch.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace graminifolia C.E.C.Fisch. 
BibliographyHooker‘s Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3357 (1938)
Native Ranges. Tibet to c. Nepal
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3800-4700m
Descriptionleaves linear to linear-lanceolate, 10-25mm long, glabrous, apex spinescent, umbel spherical, 5-15-flowered, flowers 4-5mm across, petals broadly obovate, apex rounded
Size1-3cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal)
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