| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula lacteocapitata Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Capitatae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 178 (1916) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | leaves in rosettes, petiolate, narrowly oblanceolate, acute, ca. 10cm, sinuate-dentate, flowers numerous capitate raceme, corolla tubular, densely farinose |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | deep purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 capitata ssp. lacteocapitata (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |