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Primula geraniifolia Hook.f. sect. Geranioides 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula geraniifolia Hook.f. sect. Geranioides
BibliographyFl. Brit. India 3: 484 (1882)
Native Rangesc. China to e. & c. Himalaya and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude2800-4600m
Descriptionleaves hirsute, orbiculate to cordate, 3-8cm long and wide, sharply 7-9-lobate, petiole thin, to 8cm long, flowers 2-12 in lax umbel, limb 1-2cm across, lobes incised
Size10-20cm
Colorpink, purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering
SynonymsAuganthus geraniifolius (Hook.f.) Soják
Primula heucherifolia ssp. humicola (Balf.f. & Forrest) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula humicola Balf.f. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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