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Primula apennina Widmer sect. Auricula 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula apennina Widmer sect. Auricula
BibliographyEur. Art. Primula: 48 (1891)
Native RangeItaly (Mt. Orsaro)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude1400-2000m
Descriptionleaves broadly elliptic, in upper half shallowly dentate, 25-65mm long, shortly glandular hirsute, flowers with white eye, 5-12, to 25mm across, in dense umbel
Size5-10cm
Colorlilac, pink
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late spring
SynonymsAuricula-ursi apennina (Widmer) Soják
Primula pedemontana ssp. apennina (Widmer) Kress
Primula villosa var. apennina (Widmer) Fiori
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
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