Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace minor (Hand.-Mazz.) C.M.Hu & Y.C.Yang |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 24: 22 (1986) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4700m |
Description | leaves trimorphic, the inner oblanceolate, 5-8mm, ciliate, outer leaves spathulate, 3-6mm long, umbels 2-4-flowered, flowers ca. 5mm across |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace rigida var. minor Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |