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Androsace crassifolia Wendelbo  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace crassifolia Wendelbo 
BibliographyBiol. Skr. 10(3): 70 (1959)
Native Rangee. Afghanistan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude3100-3400m
Descriptionleaves imbricate in dense rosettes, 10-14mm, obovate-spathulate, acute, farinose, sparsely ciliate, scapes 5-9-flowered, corolla ca. 11mm, petals rounded
Size2-8cm
Colorwhite, pale rose
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace harrissii ssp. crassifolia (Wendelbo) Y.J.Nasir
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
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