Androsace lactea

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Read about Androsace lactea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Androsace lactea, Linn. (A. pauciflora, Vill.). Cespitose, glabrous or nearly so: Lvs. rosulate, membranous, linear or linear-lanceolate, obtusish, sparsely ciliate, 1 in. or less long: scape 5 in. or less; fls. snow-white. Eurasia. B.M. 868, 981. Var. eximia, Hook. Lvs. less rigid, strongly recurved: fls. larger (⅓ in. across). Switz. B.M. 5906 (as A. cornea var. eximia). The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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