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Androsace olympica Boiss. sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace olympica Boiss. sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 37 (1844)
Native RangeCaucasus to nw. Iran and Turkey
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves in rosettes, lanceolate or linear, acute, entire, densely hirsute, flowers 3-5 in umbel, bracts lanceolate, calyx campanulate, flowers 5-7mm across
Size5-12cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomlate spring
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. congesta Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 14 (1875)
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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