Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Androsace mairei H.Lév. |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 25: 40 (1915) |
Native Range | sc. China (n. & e. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3100m |
Description | leaves dimorphic, inner leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to elliptic, 6-16mm, sparsely pilose, on margins white hirsute, acute, flowers 5-6 in umbel, corolla ca. 5mm, lobes oblong |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Androsace hookeriana var. mairei (H.Lév.) J.C.Yang & Huang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |