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Primula borealis Duby sect. Farinosae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula borealis Duby sect. Farinosae
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 8: 43 (1844)
Native Rangenc. & e. Siberia to Russian Far East, Subarctic America
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude0-500m
Descriptionleaves obscurely petiolate, spathulate to rhombic, 1-4cm, crenate to remotely denticulate, glabrous, flowers 3-10, calyx campanulate, corolla 8-16mm, lobes emarginate
Size2-10cm
Colorlavender-blue
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering
SynonymsAleuritia borealis (Duby) Soják
Primula ajanensis Duby
Primula borealis var. ajanensis (E.A.Busch) Hultén
Primula chamissonis E.A.Busch
Primula parvifolia Duby
Primula sibirica var. borealis (Duby) Kurtz
Primiula tenuis Small
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
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