Androsace lanuginosa Wall.

 
  • Family : PRIMULACEAE
    (Primrose Or Primula Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Primula lanuginosa (Wall.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Androsace lanuginosa Wall.
  • Common name : Woolly Rock Jasmine
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Growing on exposed rocky slope of Hinalaya
  • Comments / notes : Grow in association with sundews, bladderworts and Ericaulon sp.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kangra district, Kinnaur district, Kullu district, Shimla district
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
  • Native : India, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : W. Himalaya to W. Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 167
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 2, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 440
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Androsace lanuginosa. Downloaded on 6 February 2025.

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