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Androsace robusta (R.Knuth) Hand.-Mazz. sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace robusta (R.Knuth) Hand.-Mazz. sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 15: 279 (1927)
Native RangeAfghanistan to Himalaya and s. Tibet
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstoloniferous, leaves in rosette, 4-9mm, oblanceolate to lanceolate, obtuse, grey-green, sericeous-hirsute, scapes thick, 3-12-flowered, bracts lanceolate, corolla 7-10mm
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace jacquemontii var. robusta (R.Knuth) Govaerts
Androsace muscoides f. longiscapa (R.Knuth) Hand.-Mazz.
Androsace robusta var. gracilis Y.J.Nasir
Androsace villosa f. breviscapa R.Knuth
Androsace villosa f. longiscapa R.Knuth
Androsace villosa var. robusta R.Knuth
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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