| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace cylindrica DC. sect. Aretia |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle] éd. 3. 3: 439 (1805) |
| Native Range | c. Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-3500m |
| Description | leaves 3-14mm, subcurvate, flat, entire, linear or lanceolate, adaxially shortly hirsute, flowers solitary, ca. 8mm across |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white with a yellow eye |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Androsace alpina var. cylindrica (DC.) Martelli Androsace cylindrica ssp. willkommii P.Monts. Androsace frutescens Lapeyr. Androsace pubescens var. cylindrica (DC.) Gren. & Godr. Androsace pubescens ssp. cylindrica (DC.) Bonnier & Layens Aretia cylindrica (DC.) Loisel. Aretia hirtella Nyman Aretia pubescens ssp. cylindrica (DC.) Rouy Primula cylindrica (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |
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