Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace akbaitalensis Derganc ex O.Fedtsch. sect. Chamaejasme |
Bibliography | Pl. Pamir: 50 (1903) |
Native Range | Central Asia to nw. Tibet and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3500-5000m |
Description | leaves to 25mm, lanceolate, glabrous, ciliate, apically setose, bright green, flowers 3-6, ca. 1cm across, in compact umbel |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, whitish |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
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 acrolasia Ovcz. & Vved. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |