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Androsace albana is a small alpine rock-garden perennial from the primrose family, native to mountains of northeast Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran. It needs sharp drainage, cool conditions and bright light to thrive.
Androsace albana is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family, Primulaceae. It is native to Iran, the Transcaucasus and Turkey. It was first described by Christian von Steven in 1812.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Androsace albana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
