| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula rosea Royle sect. Farinosae |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 311 (1836) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 2600-4300m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves crowded, subsessile, obovate-oblong, crenulate, flowers in head, involucral bracts linear, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | reddish rose |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
| Synonyms | Aleuritia rosea (Royle) Soják Primula elegans Duby Primula rosea ssp. elegans (Duby) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula rosea var. elegans (Duby) Hook.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |
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