Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula pedemontana E.Thomas ex Gaudin sect. Auricula |
Bibliography | Fl. Helv. 2: 91 (1828) |
Native Range | sw. Alps, Cordillera Cantabrica |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1400-3000m |
Description | leaves 2-8cm, obovate, subentire, at margins densely glandular, flowers 10-15, with white eye, 15-25mm across, in umbel |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish purple, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
Synonyms | Auricula-ursi pedemontana (E.Thomas ex Gaudin) Soják Auricula-ursi pedemontana ssp. iberica (Losa & P.Monts.) Soják Primula bonjeanii Nyman Primula latifolia ssp. pedemontana (E.Thomas ex Gaudin) Rouy Primula pedemontana ssp. iberica Losa & P.Monts. Primula viscosa var. glandulosa Duby Primula viscosa ssp. pedemontana (E.Thomas ex Gaudin) Bonnier & Layens Primula viscosa var. pedemontana (E.Thomas ex Gaudin) Arcang. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |