| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula caveana W.W.Sm. sect. Rotundifolia |
| Synonyms | Aleuritia caveana (W.W.Sm.) Soják |
| Primula cana Balf.f. & Cave | |
| Primula younghusbandiana Balf.f. | |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 4600-5700m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, oblong to suborbiculate, 1-8cm, abaxially white farinose, adaxially glandular strigose, dentate, flowers 1-9, ca. 15mm across, lobes obovate to suborbiculate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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