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Androsace brachystegia Hand.-Mazz.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesAndrosace brachystegia Hand.-Mazz. 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 15: 285 (1927)
Native Rangec. China to Qinghai
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude4000-4600m
Descriptionrosettes 7-10mm wide, leaves elliptic, 2-8mm, long ciliate, glabrous, umbel 1-3-flowered, flowers 6-9mm across, petals obovate, entire, apex rounded
Size1-5cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai)
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