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Primula laurentiana Fernald sect. Farinosae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula laurentiana Fernald sect. Farinosae
BibliographyRhodora 30: 68 (1928)
Native Rangee. Canada to Maine
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude0-300m
Descriptionleaves oblanceolate, dentate, 1-7cm, tapered to wide petiole, abaxially white farinose, flowers 10-17, 8-15mm, with yellow eye, in spherical umbel, scape solid
Size10-40cm
Colorlilac-pink, purple
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering
SynonymsPrimula farinosa ssp. laurentiana (Fernald) Blasdale
Primula farinosa var. macropoda Fernald
Primula laurentiana f. chlorophylla Fernald
Primula mistassinica var. macropoda (Fernald) B.Boivin
Territory7 Northern America
     72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NBR New Brunswick, NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine)
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