| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula obtusifolia Royle sect. Nivales |
| Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 311, t. 77 (1836) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | leaves obovate to oblong, tapered to broadly winged petiole, glabrous, 5-15cm long, sometimes abaxially farinose, flowers 2-12, to 25mm across, in 1-3 umbels |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | bright bluish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Primula traillii G.Watt |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, WHM West Himalaya) |