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Primula diantha Bureau & Franch. sect. Nivales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula diantha Bureau & Franch. sect. Nivales
BibliographyJ. Bot. (Morot) 5: 97 (1891)
Native Rangesc. China to e. Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and scree
Altitude4000-4800m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, oblong-spathulate to lanceolate or linear, 1-5cm, abaxially farinose, denticulate, umbel 2-6-flowered, flowers 15-20mm across
Size2-10cm
Colorbluish purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula amabilis Balf.f. & Forrest
Primula calliantha ssp. kiuchiangensis (Pax & K.Hoffm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula glacialis Franch.
Primula kiuchiangensis Pax & K.Hoffm.
Primula leucops W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward
Primula rigida Balf.f. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
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