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Androsace coccinea Franch. sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace coccinea Franch. sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 63 (1886)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1800-3200m
Descriptionbiennial, rosette 5-10cm, leaves sessile, spathulate, glabrous, cristate-ciliate, mucronate, umbel many flowered, flowers with dark eye, lobes cuneate-obovate
Size10-30cm
Colorpurplish red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typebiennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
SynonymsAndrosace aizoon var. coccinea Franch.
Androsace bulleyana Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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