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Androsace strigillosa Franch. sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace strigillosa Franch. sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 10 (1885)
Native Rangec. & se. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2400-4700m
Descriptionleaves trimorphic, outer leaves ovate, 6-9mm, middle leaves ligulate, 6-15mm, inner leaves elliptic, petiolate, 5-16mm, umbels many flowered, flowers 8-9mm, lobes broadly obovate
Size10-40cm
Colordark red, pink
Bloomspring, early summer
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
SynonymsAndrosace foliosa Klatt
Androsace sarmentosa var. grandiflora Hook.f.
Androsace strigillosa var. mutica Franch.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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