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Androsace foliosa Duby sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace foliosa Duby sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 8: 49 (1844)
Native Rangen. Pakistan to nw. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2700-3500m
Descriptionstoloniferous, leaves in rosette, pale green, 5cm wide and 12cm long, ciliate, flowers with orange eye, in umbel
Size5-20cm
Colorfleshy red
Bloomlate spring
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Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace sarmentosa var. foliosa (Duby) Hook.f.
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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