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Omphalogramma vinciflorum (Franch.) Franch.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesOmphalogramma vinciflorum (Franch.) Franch. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 45: 180 (1898)
Native Rangec. China to e. Tibet
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude2200-4600m
Descriptionleaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate to oblong, 3-14cm, hirsute, entire, obtuse, flowers solitary, crateriform, 3-5cm across, lobes obovate, emarginate
Size10-30cm
Colordark violet
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOmphalogramma engleri (R.Knuth) Balf.f.
Omphalogramma rockii W.W.Sm.
Omphalogramma vinciflorum var. rockii (W.W.Sm.) R.C.Fang
Omphalogramma viola-grandis (Farrer) Farrer & Purdom ex Balf.f
Primula engleri R.Knuth
Primula vinciflora Franch.
Primula viola-grandis Farrer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet)
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