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Androsace nivalis (Lindl.) Wendelbo  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace nivalis (Lindl.) Wendelbo 
BibliographyArbok Univ. Bergen, Mat.-Naturvitensk. Ser. 19: 27 (1961)
Native RangeWashington
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitude700-2400m
Descriptiondensely greyish hirsute, leaves linear to oblanceolate, 1-3cm, sometimes dentate, umbel 2-8-flowered, supported by acute bracts, corolla lobes 4-5mm long, rounded
Size1-5cm
Colorpink
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace dieckeana Hausskn.
Douglasia dentata S.Watson
Douglasia nivalis Lindl.
Douglasia nivalis var. dentata (S.Watson) A.Gray
Gregoria dentata (S.Watson) House
Gregoria nivalis (Lindl.) House
Primula douglasii Kuntze
Primula douglasii var. dentata (S.Watson) Derganc
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington)
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