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Androsace selago Hook.f. & Thomson ex Klatt  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace selago Hook.f. & Thomson ex Klatt 
BibliographyLinnaea 32: 292 (1864)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3600-5000m
Descriptionleaves imbricate, sessile, linear to cuneate-obovate, 2-3mm, glabrous, acute, flowers 1-2, sessile, 2-3mm across, lobes obovate-oblong, obtuse
Size1-2cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPrimula selago (Hook.f. & Thomson ex Klatt) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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