| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula macrophylla D.Don sect. Nivales |
| Synonyms | Primula aitchisonii Pax |
| Primula jaeschkeana A.Kern. | |
| Primula meeboldii Pax | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-5600m |
| Description | leaves winged petiolate, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 4-25cm, abaxially farinose, entire, umbel 5-15-flowered, flowers ca. 2cm across, lobes suborbiculate to obovate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, fl .stem erect |
| 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 in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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