Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace crassifolia Wendelbo |
Bibliography | Biol. Skr. 10(3): 70 (1959) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3100-3400m |
Description | leaves imbricate in dense rosettes, 10-14mm, obovate-spathulate, acute, farinose, sparsely ciliate, scapes 5-9-flowered, corolla ca. 11mm, petals rounded |
Size | 2-8cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace harrissii ssp. crassifolia (Wendelbo) Y.J.Nasir |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |