Androsace alaschanica Maxim.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Androsace

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, forming dense cushions from many leaf rosettes superimposed into columns. Leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate to subulate, 5--7(--10) X 0.7--2 mm, base slightly dilated, submembranous, leathery, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on margin, margin cartilaginous, apex acuminate, cartilaginous; midvein raised abaxially. Scapes solitary, 1-or 2-flowered, to 5 mm, hidden in leaves, villous; bracts 1 or 2, linear to lanceolate, ca. 3 mm. Pedicel 1--1.5 mm. Calyx 3--3.5 mm, glabrescent or sparsely pubescent along ridges, parted to ca. middle; lobes triangular, ciliate, apex acute; veins 5, obscure. Corolla white or purple, 6--7 mm in diam.; lobes obovate, margin entire or obscurely undulate, apex truncate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Distribution

Androsace alaschanica world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700162-1
WFO ID wfo-0000534383
COL ID DV9L
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Synonyms

Androsace alaschanica Primula alaschanica Androsace alaschanica var. alaschanica

Lower taxons

Androsace alaschanica var. zadoensis