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Primula ovalifolia Franch. sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula ovalifolia Franch. sect. Petiolares
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 67 (1886)
Native Ranges. China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude600-2500m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, elliptic to obovate, 4-12cm, subcoriaceous, abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous, umbel 2-7-flowered, flowers 15-25mm across, lobes bilobate
Size5-20cm
Colorbluish purple, violet
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula aeuquipila Craib
Primula limprichtii Pax & K.Hoffm.
Primula macropoda Craib
Primula polia Craib
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast)
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