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Primula megalocarpa H.Hara sect. Nivales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula megalocarpa H.Hara sect. Nivales
BibliographyJ. Jap. Bot. 49: 133 (1974)
Native Ranges. Tibet to Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3600-4900m
Descriptionleaves winged petiolate, lanceolate, 5-18cm, abaxially pale yellow farinose, finely denticulate, narrowly revolute, umbel 1-8-flowered, flowers 18-20mm across, lobes incised
Size5-10cm
Colorrose, purplish, white
Bloomsummer
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 macrophylla var. macrocarpa (G.Watt) W.W.Sm. & H.R.Fletcher
Primula nivalis var. macrocarpa (G.Watt) Pax
Primula nivalis marcocarpa (G.Watt) Farrer
Primula stuartii var. macrocarpa G.Watt
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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