Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace squarrosula Maxim. |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 32: 504 (1888) |
Native Range | sw. Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-3300m |
Description | leaves dimorphic, the inner lanceolate, 3-5mm long, often whitish, sparsely ciliate, acute, flowers solitary, subsessile, 6-7mm across, petals obovate-oblong |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Primula squarrosula (Maxim.) Derganc |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |