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Androsace arachnoidea Schott, Nyman & Kotschy sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace arachnoidea Schott, Nyman & Kotschy sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyAnalect. Bot.: 17 (1854)
Native Rangee. Carpathians
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude1400-2300m
Descriptionrosettes pale green, leaves ligulate to lanceolate, densely lanate, flowers 2-7 in umbel, bracts linear-oblong, flat, calyx lobes oblong-ovate, petals truncate
Size5-12cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring
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 villosa var. arachnoidea (Schott & al.) R.Knuth
Androsace villosa ssp. arachnoidea (Schott & al.) Nyman
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania)
     14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine)
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