Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace arachnoidea Schott, Nyman & Kotschy sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Analect. Bot.: 17 (1854) |
Native Range | e. Carpathians |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1400-2300m |
Description | rosettes pale green, leaves ligulate to lanceolate, densely lanate, flowers 2-7 in umbel, bracts linear-oblong, flat, calyx lobes oblong-ovate, petals truncate |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace villosa var. arachnoidea (Schott & al.) R.Knuth Androsace villosa ssp. arachnoidea (Schott & al.) Nyman |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |