Androsace incana Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Androsace

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, densely cespitose. Shoots dark brown, sparsely pilose, becoming glabrous, internodes inconspicuous to 1.3 cm. Leaf rosettes 6--10 mm in diam., with remains of old leaves at base. Leaves sessile, nearly equal or inner leaves slightly longer than outer leaves, lanceolate to ligulate or narrowly oblanceolate, 3--9 X 0.8--2 mm, abaxially densely long white sericeous, adaxially long white sericeous on distal part, apex acute to subobtuse. Scapes solitary, to 2(--5) cm, scapes and inflorescences densely white villous; umbels 1--3(or 4)-flowered; bracts lanceolate to broadly linear, 3--5 mm, base slightly gibbous. Pedicel shorter than to sometimes ca. as long as bracts. Calyx ca. 3.5 mm, parted to middle; lobes triangular, apex acute to subobtuse. Corolla cream-colored, with a pale purple or yellow eye, 5--8 mm in diam.; lobes broadly obovate, margin entire or obscurely crenate, apex rounded. Fl. May-Jun. 2n = 20.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Uses medicinal
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Images

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Distribution

Androsace incana world distribution map, present in China, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700318-1
WFO ID wfo-0000534621
COL ID 66QNZ
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Synonyms

Androsace incana Androsace laxmanniana Androsace villosa var. incana Androsace villosa var. turczanowii