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Androsace longifolia Turcz.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace longifolia Turcz. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 202 (1832)
Native Rangen. China to s. Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1300-1500m
Descriptionleaves sessile, grey-green, linear to linear-lanceolate, 7-30mm long, erect, umbels 4-10-flowered, hidden in leaves, flowers 5-6mm across, petals obovate-elliptic, emarginate
Size1-2cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPrimula longifolia (Turcz.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central)
     37 Mongolia
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