Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace hirtella L.Dufour sect. Aretia |
Bibliography | Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 8: 100 (1836) |
Native Range | c. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2000m |
Description | leaves 5-10mm. linear or lanceolate, flat, adaxially minutely hirsute, flowers solitary, 5-8mm across |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace cylindrica var. hirtella (L.Dufour) Philippe Androsace cylindrica ssp. hirtella (L.Dufour) Greuter & Burdet Androsace pubescens ssp. hirtella (L.Dufour) Nyman Androsace pubescens var. hirtella (L.Dufour) Gren. Aretia pubescens var. hirtella (L.Dufour) Rouy Aretia pubescens ssp. hirtella (L.Dufour) Nyman Primula hirtella (L.Dufour) Kuntze |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |