| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula petiolaris Wall. sect. Petiolares |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ind. [W.Roxburgh] 2: 22 (1824) |
| Native Range | Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2400-4500m |
| Description | leaves spathulate, tapered to winged petiole, 3-15cm long, flowers 15-20mm, in sessile umbel, floral pedicels 2-5cm long, petals dentate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lilac, pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Primula chionota W.W.Sm. Primula cushia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Primula squamosa Klatt ex Pax Primula tridentata D.Don |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |