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Primula sonchifolia Franch. sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula sonchifolia Franch. sect. Petiolares
SynonymsPrimula drymophila Craib
 Primula gratissima Forrest
 Primula taraxacoides Balf.f.
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2300-4600m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, oblong, 3-10cm, irregularly lobate to pinnatisect, segments denticulate, umbel 3-15-flowered, flowers 15-25mm across, lobes ovate, dentate
Size5-30cm
Colorblue, purplish blue
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China South-Central )
Asia-Tropical
     Indo-China (Myanmar)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

PRIMULACEAE

Primula sonchifolia Franch., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 266 (1885)
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sonchifolia typica ined.

Synonyms:
Primula drymophila Craib
Primula gratissima Forrest
Primula taraxacoides Balf.f.

sc. China, n. Burma
36 CHC 41 MYA

2300-4600m

sonchifolia emeiensis C.M.Hu, Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 6: 8 (1990)

sc. China (Sichuan)
36 CHC

2300-3000m

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