| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula tangutica Duthie sect. Nivales |
| Synonyms | Primula silenantha Pax & K.Hoffm. |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3300-4700m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to lanceolate, 4-15cm, minutely brown punctate, denticulate, umbels 1-3, superimposed, 5-9-flowered, flowers 15-20mm, lobes very reflexed, linear |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | crimson, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
tangutica flavescens F.H.Chen & C.M.Hu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18(3): 384 (1980)
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