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Androsace lactea L. sect. Dicranothrix 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace lactea L. sect. Dicranothrix
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 142 (1753)
Native Rangec. Europe to nw. Balkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionleaves linear, entire, flowers 1-6, 8-12mm across, in long pedunculate umbel
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite with a yellow eye
Bloomearly summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAndrosace pauciflora Vill.
Primula lactea (L.) Lam.
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
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