Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace villosa L. sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 142 (1753) |
Native Range | Europe to Mongolia and. nw. Himalaya, Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute, entire, densely softly lanate, flowers 2-6 in umbel, bracts linear-lanceolate, calyx campanulate, flowers 5-6mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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 altaica K.Koch Androsace chamaejasme M.Bieb. Androsace glabrata (Trautv.) Hand.-Mazz. Androsace globifera Schur Androsace odoratissima Schreb. Androsace olympica var. glabrata Trautv. Androsace penicillata Schott & al. Androsace phrygia Gand. Androsace villosa var. fallax Rech.f. Androsace villosa f. genuina R.Knuth Androsace villosa f. glabrata (Trautv.) R.Knuth Androsace villosa var. subexscapa Emb. & Maire Androsace villosa var. typica Trautv. Androsace villosa var. uniflora Duby Aretia helvetica Georgi Aretia villosa (L.) Bubani Primula altaica (K.Koch) Kuntze Primula odoratissima (Schreb.) Kuntze Primula villosa (L.) Lam. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |