Androsace alpina

Taxobox | name = "Androsace alpina"

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image_width = 275px
image_caption = A typical "Androsace alpina" cushion in flower
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Primulaceae
genus = "Androsace"
species = "A. alpina"
binomial = "Androsace alpina"
binomial_authority = (L.) Lam.
synonyms = "Aretia alpina" L. "Androsace glacialis" Hoppe "Androsace tiroliensis" F.Wettst.

"Androsace alpina" is an alpine plant, endemic to the Alps and widely grown in rock gardens. In the wild, it grows on silicaceous substrates, particularly granite, and is one of the few plants in the Alps to grow above 4000 metres, including near the summit of the Matterhorn (only "Ranunculus glacialis" and perhaps "Saxifraga biflora" grow higher).

The flowers of "A. alpina" are white or pink (often both on the same plant), and in the short flowering season can be so densely packed that they completely shade the foliage. It is largely for this reason that "A. alpina" has become popular among horticulturists.