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Primula bryophila Balf. & Farrer sect. Nivales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula bryophila Balf. & Farrer sect. Nivales
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 5 (1920)
Native Rangesc. China to n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3800-4500m
Descriptionyellow farinose, leaves in rosettes, subligulate, winged petiolate, floral scapes glabrous, flowers in umbel, calyx campanulate, sepals lanceolate, corolla infundibuliform
Size5-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, early summer
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 in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula calliantha ssp. bryophila (Balf.f. & Farrer) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula calliantha var. nuda Farrer & W.W.Sm.
Primula junior Balf.f. & Forrest
Primula proba Balf.f. & Forrest
Primula shweli-calliantha Balf.f. & Forrest
Primula tribola Balf.f. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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