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Primula alcalina Cholewa & Douglass M.Hend. sect. Farinosae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula alcalina Cholewa & Douglass M.Hend. sect. Farinosae
BibliographyBrittonia 36: 59 (1984)
Native RangeIdaho to Montana
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1800-2100m
Descriptionleaves pale green, corrugate, 1-4cm, elliptic, petiolate, flowers erect, 3-10 in dense cluster, corolla lobes 8-12mm, distinctly emarginate, calyx campanulate
Size5-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana)
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