| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula meadia (L.) A.R.Mast & Reveal sect. Dodecatheon |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 59: 81 (2007) |
| Native Range | sc. Canada to c. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 30-1600m |
| Description | leaves ovate to spathulate, 15-30cm long, entire to coarsely crenate, flowers 20-50, pentamerous, to 2cm long, in umbel, anthers yellow |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | lilac, pink, white |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Dodecatheon angustifolium Raf. Dodecatheon brachycarpum Small Dodecatheon californicum A.Murray Dodecatheon cordatum Raf. Dodecatheon crenatum Raf. Dodecatheon cuneatum Raf. Dodecatheon ellipticum Raf. Dodecatheon flexuosum Raf. Dodecatheon hugeri Small Dodecatheon integrifolium Michx. Dodecatheon integrifolium var. album Nutt. Dodecatheon lemoinei Anon. Dodecatheon longifolium Raf. Dodecatheon lutescens C.Z.Nelson Dodecatheon meadia L. Dodecatheon meadia f. album J.F.Macbr. Dodecatheon meadia var. album Tubergen Dodecatheon meadia var. brachycarpum (Small) Fassett Dodecatheon meadia ssp. brachycarpum (Small) R.Knuth Dodecatheon meadia ssp. eumeadia R.Knuth Dodecatheon meadia var. genuinum Fassett Dodecatheon meadia ssp. hugeri (Small) R.Knuth Dodecatheon meadia var. integrifolium Durand Dodecatheon meadia var. obesum Fassett Dodecatheon meadia f. pallidum Fassett Dodecatheon meadia f. sedens Fassett Dodecatheon meadia var. stanfieldii (Small) Fassett Dodecatheon obovatum Raf. Dodecatheon obtusum Raf. Dodecatheon ovatum Raf. Dodecatheon parviflorum Raf. Dodecatheon pauciflorum ssp. eupauciflorum R.Knuth Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. exquisitum J.F.Macbr. & Payson Dodecatheon reflexum Salisb. Dodecatheon serratum Raf. Dodecatheon splendidum Anon. Dodecatheon stanfieldii Small Dodecatheon triflorum Raf. Dodecatheon undatum Raf. Dodecatheon uniflorum Raf. Meadia crenata (Raf.) Kuntze¨ Meadia dodecathea Crantz Meadia dodecatheon Mill. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, MIC Michigan, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia) |