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Dionysia aretioides (Lehm.) Boiss.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesDionysia aretioides (Lehm.) Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 68 (1846)
Native Rangen. Iran (c. Elburz Mts.)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude3000-3200m
Descriptionleaves in small lax rosettes, linear-oblong, 5-7mm long, hirsute, with revolute margins, abaxially farinose, flowers solitary, sessile, 8-10mm across, floral tube 13-18mm long
Size1-5cm
Coloryellow
Bloomearly spring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe
cuttings of rosettes in late spring
SynonymsDionysia demawendica Bornm.
Gregoria aretioides (Lehm.) Duby
Primula aretioides Lehm
Primula cespitosa Willd.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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