| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace tapete Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 32: 505 (1888) |
| Native Range | c. China to s. Xinjiang and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-5200m |
| Description | leaves dimorphic, sessile, inner leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 2-3mm, abaxially densely white villose, adaxially glabrous, flowers solitary, sessile, ca.3mm across |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 | Androsace densa Pax. & K.Hoffm. Androsace gustavii R.Knuth Androsace sessiliflora Turrill Primula sessiliflora (Turrill) Bennet & Raizada Primula tapete (Maxim.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |
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