Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula pumilio Maxim. sect. Farinosae |
Synonyms | Aleuritia pumilio (Maxim.) Soják |
Primula pygmaeorum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4500-5300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to rhombic, 3-15mm, entire or remotely denticulate, obtuse, flowers 1-6, 5-7mm across, lobes broadly obovate, emarginate |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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