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Androsace caduca Ovcz. sect. Chamaejasme 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace caduca Ovcz. sect. Chamaejasme
BibliographyBot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 7: 22 (1937)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Afghanistan and se. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude2300-3600m
Descriptionrosette densely hirsute, leaves 6-8mm, linear-lanceolate, acute, scape 6-8mm, many flowered, bracts linear-lanceolate, corolla lobes oblong-obovate, emarginate
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite with a yellow eye
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, TUR Turkey)
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