Androsace limprichtii Pax & K.Hoffm.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Androsace

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, laxly cespitose. Shoots initially white villous, becoming glabrescent, purplish brown; internodes 1--3 cm. Leaves trimorphic. Outer leaves ovate to broadly elliptic, 4--6 mm, membranous on proximal 1/2, glabrescent, apex acute; midvein conspicuous. Medial leaves numerous, sessile, ligulate-spatulate, 4--7 X 1--1.5 mm, white villous on distal 1/2, with especially dense hairs tufted near apex. Petiole of inner leaves ca. as long as to slightly longer than leaf blade; leaf blade elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 20--70 X 5--13 mm, sparsely or densely white villous and short appressed pubescent, base attenuate, apex obtuse. Leaves of sterile rosettes similar to inner leaves, but smaller. Scapes erect, 8--15(--23) cm; umbels (3--)7--17-flowered; bracts elliptic, 2--4 mm. Pedicel 6--12 mm. Calyx ca. 3 mm, parted to middle; lobes narrowly ovate, outside pubescent, more densely so near apex, ciliate, apex obtuse. Corolla white or pink, 8--9 mm in diam.; lobes obovate, margin entire or nearly so. 2n = 20.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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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 limprichtii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:700340-1
WFO ID wfo-0000534656
COL ID 5V2NJ
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Synonyms

Androsace limprichtii

Lower taxons

Androsace limprichtii var. laxiflora