''Androsace albana'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the primrose family,

Primulaceae The Primulaceae ( ), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden pla ...

. It is native to Iran, the Transcaucasus and Turkey. It was first described by Christian von Steven in 1812.

References

albana Plants described in 1812 Flora of Iran Flora of the Transcaucasus Flora of Turkey {{Primulaceae-stub