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Primula craibiana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Capitatae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula craibiana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Capitatae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 159 (1916)
Native Rangese. Tibet to Sikkim
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-5000m
Descriptionleaves in rosettes, long petiolate, narrowly oblanceolate, acute, denticulate, adaxially dark green, abaxially yellow farinose, flowers numerous in capitate umbel, corolla 15mm
Size20-40cm
Colorpurple
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 capitata ssp. craibiana (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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