Androsace geraniifolia Watt

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Androsace

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, stoloniferous; stolons filiform, 10--30 cm, soft, ± spreading pubescent. Leaves forming a rosette; petiole (3--)6--15 cm, villous; leaf blade suborbicular to reniform, 2.5--5 cm wide, strigose, base cordate, palmately 5--7-lobed to middle; lobes cuneate-obovate, 3--5-lobulate. Scapes 2 to many, arising from leaf rosettes, usually ca. 2 X as long as leaves; umbels 6--14-flowered; bracts lanceolate, 2.5--5 mm. Pedicel 5--10 mm, puberulous. Calyx pubescent, 3--3.5 mm, parted to middle; lobes ovate-lanceolate, apex blunt. Corolla white or pink with a yellow eye, ca. 7 mm in diam.; lobes obovate-oblong, apex rounded. Fl. May-Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.23
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Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Androsace geraniifolia world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700284-1
WFO ID wfo-0000534573
COL ID DVCY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Androsace geraniifolia Androsace flaccida Androsace pedicellata Primula paxiana Androsace geraniifolia var. escaposa Androsace geraniifolia var. hookeriana Androsace geraniifolia var. pedicellata Androsace geraniifolia var. setosa