| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace brevis (Hegetschw.) Ces. sect. Aretia |
| Bibliography | Not. Nat. Civ. Lombardia [C.Cattaneo] 1: 510 (1844) |
| Native Range | s. Alps (Lago di Como Reg.) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-2600m |
| Description | rosettes spherical, 5-8mm wide, leaves elliptic, curvate, minutely hirsute, flowers on 5-20mm long pedicel, axillary, 5-8mm across |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | pink with a yellow eye |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 charpentieri Heer ex Moritzi Androsace obtusifolia var. aretioides Moritzi Aretia brevis Hegetschw. Aretia charpentieri Heer Primula brevis (Hegetschw.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |