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Androsace montana (A.Gray) Wendelbo  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace montana (A.Gray) Wendelbo 
BibliographyArbok Univ. Berg., Mat.-Naturvitensk. Ser. 19: 27 (1961)
Native Ranges. Alberta to nw. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatscree
Altitude1000-3500m
Descriptionleaves thin, linear-subulate, 4-10mm, entire, minutely ciliate, acute, glabrous, peduncles densely hirsute, flowers 1-2, 6-10mm across, calyx glabrous, lobes erose or entire
Size3-5cm
Colorbright pink
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace uniflora Hausskn.
Douglasia biflora A.Nelson
Douglasia montana A.Gray
Douglasia montana var. biflora (A.Nelson) R.Knuth
Douglasia montana var. typica R.Knuth
Douglasia montana var. uniflora (Hausskn.) R.Knuth
Gregoria montana (A.Gray) House
Primula montana (A.Gray) Kuntze
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming)
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