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Androsace sarmentosa Wall. sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace sarmentosa Wall. sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyFl. Ind. [W.Roxburgh] 2: 14 (1824)
Native Ranges. Tibet to Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude2800-4000m
Descriptionstoliniferous, rosette 3cm, leaves dimorfic, inner leaves shortly petiolate, oblanceolate, 2-5cm, white sericeous, obtuse, umbel many flowered, flowers 5-8mm, lobes obovate
Size10-20cm
Colorpink, purple
Bloomspring, early summer
Caind
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace chumbyi Pax & R.Knuth
Androsace dubyi (Derganc) N.P.Balakr.
Primula dubyi (Derganc) Bennet & Raizada
Primula sarmentosa (Wall.) Kuntze
Primula sarmentosa var. dubyi Derganc
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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