Androsace fragilis Duthie

 
  • Family : PRIMULACEAE
    (Primrose Or Primula Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Androsace elegans Duby; Androsace incisa Wall.; Androsace parviflora Jacquem. ex Duby; Androsace rotundifolia subsp. glandulosa (Hook.f.) Y.J.Nasir; Androsace thomsonii (G.Watt) Y.J.Nasir; Primula paritoshensis Raizada; Primula parviflora (Jacquem. ex Duby) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Androsace rotundifolia Hardw.
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Grassy slopes, Abies and Pinus forests; 800 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Plants pubescent or pubescent-villous; bracts dentate at apex
  • Flower, Fruit : May-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Afghanistan to West Tibet and West Himalaya
  • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Androsace fragilis. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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