Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace robusta (R.Knuth) Hand.-Mazz. sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 15: 279 (1927) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to Himalaya and s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves in rosette, 4-9mm, oblanceolate to lanceolate, obtuse, grey-green, sericeous-hirsute, scapes thick, 3-12-flowered, bracts lanceolate, corolla 7-10mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |