| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula cottia Widmer sect. Auricula |
| Bibliography | Flora 72: 71 (1889) |
| Native Range | Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1700-2300m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, obovate or oblong-lanceolate, broadly petiolate, rounded, obtusely dentate, flowers in umbel, corolla 2-3cm across, lobes incised |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | pale rose-red |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
| Synonyms | Primula villosa f. cottia (Widmer) Lüdi Primula villosa var. cottia (Widmer) Fiori Primula villosa ssp. cottia (Widmer) Kress |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |