Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace pyrenaica Lam. sect. Aretia |
Bibliography | Tabl. Encycl. 1: 432 (1792) |
Native Range | e. & c. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | dark green, narrowly oblong leaves, 3-5mm long, imbricate, adpressed hirsute, flowers 4-5mm across, solitary |
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 diapensioides Lapeyr. Aretia pyrenaica (Lam.) Loisel. Primula pyrenaica (Lam.) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |