Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace yargongensis Petitm. |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2. 8: 367 (1908) |
Native Range | c. China to Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4800m |
Description | rosette 3-13mm, leaves sessile, spathulate-oblanceolate to oblong, 5-9mm, glabrous, cristate-ciliate, flowers 5-6 in umbel, corolla 6-8mm, lobes broadly obovate, obtuse |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace cephalantha Hand.-Mazz. Androsace mucronifolia var. stenophylla Hand.-Mazz. Androsace yargonensis var. stenophylla (Hand.-Mazz.) Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |