Androsace

Distribution: Caucasus, 1400-3000 m above sea level; rocky slopes, rocks, screes.

Perennial cushion- or mat-forming, grey cobwebbed. Flowering stems 3-6 cm tall. Inflorescence at apex, 2-5-flowered. Flowers 8-10 mm diameter, cream-white or purple-rose. Fl. V-VI.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Kaukasus, 1400-3000 m über dem Meeresspiegel; felsige Hängen, Felsen, Geröllhalden.
Kissen-oder mattenbildende, graue Staude. Blütenstiele 3-6 cm hoch. Blütenstand an der Spitze, 2-5-blütige. Blumen 8-10 mm Durchmesser, creme-weiß oder lila-rose. Blütezeit V-VI.

Distribution: Himalaya, above 3500 m; wet meadows.

Perennial mats forming; rosettes ca. 1 cm diameter, spreading in growing season. Leaves silky-hairy. Flower stems up to 1 cm tall; flower 1 per stem, 10 mm diameter, lilac-pink or white with yellow eye. Fl. V.

(syn. A. villosa subsp. koso-poljanski)

Distribution: E Europe, Caucasus, 1400-3000 m above sea level; steppes.

Perennial carpet-forming 5-10 cm in tall. Leaves gray green, pubescent. Scapes hirsute. Umbells 3-6-flowered. Flowers 8-12 mm in diameter, white, fading pink. Fl. late spring, summer.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Osteuropa, Kaukasus, 1400-3000 m über dem Meeresspiegel; Steppe.
Teppichbildende Staude 5-10 cm hoch. Blätter graugrün, behaart. Blütenstände hirsute. Dolden 3-6 blumige. Blüten 8-12 mm im Durchmesser, weiß, rosa verblassen. Fl. später Frühling, Sommer.

Distribution: from Kashmir to western China; rocky slopes.

Evergreen perennial up to 10-15 cm tall in bloom. Leaves in rosettes. Flowers numerous in umbel, ca. 8 mm diameter, pink, yellow in center, VI-VII.

 

Verbreitung: von Kaschmir bis Westchina; felsige Hänge.

Immergrüne Staude bis zu 10-15 cm hoch in der Blüte. Blätter in Rosetten. Blüten in zahlreichen Dolden, ca. 8 mm Durchmesser, rosa, gelb in der Mitte, VI-VII.

Distribution: Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, Alps, Apennines, Atlas Mts., above 2000 m; rock crevices.

Perennial cushion-forming. Leaves in rosettes 0.5-1 cm diameter, densely hairy. Flowers 1-3 per rosette, on short scapes, 5-8 mm across, white with yellow eye. Fl. IV-V.