| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula algida Adams sect. Farinosae |
| Synonyms | Primula bungeana C.A.Mey. |
| Primula caucasica K.Koch | |
| Primula ossetica Kusn. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-3600m |
| Description | farinose, leaves oblong-elliptic, 1-6cm long, finely dentate, subsessile, flowers to 2cm across, in 4-9-flowered umbel, petals deeply bilobate, calyx purple |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pale pink, violet |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , Yakutskiya ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Turkey ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PRIMULACEAE
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