Androsace lactea, the milkwhite rock jasmine, is an alpine plant, in the family Primulaceae.
Description Androsace lactea can reach a height of . This plant produces rosettes of leaves with a diameter of about . The leaves are shining dark green, linear or lightly elliptic. Flowers are white with a yellow centre, in diameter, with broadly notched petals. They bloom from May to August.
Distribution Androsace lactea is endemic to the Alps and Carpathians.
Habitat This plant prefers limestone rocks, screes and meadows, at an elevation of above sea level.
References
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982 Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
External links Biolib Luirig.altervista Alpine Plant Encyclopaedia