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Primula saxifragifolia Lehm. sect. Cuneifolia 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula saxifragifolia Lehm. sect. Cuneifolia
BibliographyMonogr. Primul.: 89 (1817)
Native RangeKamchatka, Aleutian Islands to British Columbia
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionleaves in rosettes, 1-3cm, winged petiolate, broadly cuneate, coarsely dentate, obtuse, glabrous, flowers 1-4 in umbel, calyx urceolate, corolla lobes 15mm
Size3-5cm
Colorlilac
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula cuneifolia ssp. saxifragifolia (Lehm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula cuneifolia var. saxifragifolia (Lehm.) Pax
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska)
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
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