| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula cusickiana (A.Gray) A.Gray sect. Parryi |
| Synonyms | Primula brodhaediae M.E.Jones |
| Habitat | snow patches |
| Altitude | 700-3600m |
| Description | leaves oblanceolate, 15-50mm, entire, scape 1-3-flowered, supporting bracts 2-3, lanceolate, 2-9mm, flowers 1cm long, lobes to 4mm long, obovate, emarginate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish violet, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
cusickiana domensis (Kass & S.L.Welsh) Halda, Gen. Primula 32 (1992)
cusickiana maguirei (L.O.Williams) A.J.Richards, Primula 103 (1993)
cusickiana nevadensis (N.H.Holmgren) A.J.Richards, ibid.
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