| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula moorcroftiana Wall. ex Klatt sect. Nivales |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. 6: 120 (1868) |
| Native Range | n. Pakistan to w. Xinjiang and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 4000-5200m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, winged petiolate, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 4-10cm, abaxially densely white farinose, subentire, flowers 5-12 in umbel, calyx tubular, corolla 2cm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | violet, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Primula macrophylla var. moorcroftiana (Wall. ex Klatt) W.W.Sm. & H.R.Fletcher Primula macrophylla ssp. moocroftana (Wall. ex Klatt) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula nivalis var. moorcroftiana (Wall. ex Klatt) Pax Primula nivalis moorcroftiana (Wall. ex Klatt) Farrer Primula stuartii var. moorcroftiana (Wall ex Klatt) G.Watt |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |