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Androsace tibetica (Maxim.) R.Knuth sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace tibetica (Maxim.) R.Knuth sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyPflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 237: 187 (1905)
Native Rangee. Afghanistan to nw. Himalaya and nw. Pakistan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude2500-4000m
Descriptionleaves oblanceolate, 12-15mm long, adaxially glabrous and dark shiny green, flowers 6-12, ca. 12mm across, in compact umbel
Size5-10cm
Colorpink with a yellow eye
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace himalaica (R.Knuth) Hand.-Mazz.
Androsace sempervivoides var. tibetica Maxim.
Androsace tibetica var. himalaica R.Knuth
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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