| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Androsace helvetica (L.) All. sect. Aretia |
| Bibliography | Fl. Pedem. 1: 91 (1785) |
| Native Range | Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-4000m |
| Description | grey hirsute, leaves oblong to spathulate, 2-6mm long, adpressed hirsute, flowers solitary, 4-6mm across |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white with a yellow eye |
| 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 | Androsace aretia Lapeyr. Androsace bryoides DC. Androsace diapensia Vill. Androsace imbricata Lam. Aretia bryoides (DC.) Loisel. Aretia helvetica (L.) L. Diapensia helvetica L. Primula bryoides (DC.) Kuntze Primula helvetica (L.) Kuntze Primula imbricata (Lam.) Kuntze Primula willkommii Derganc |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |