| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Soldanella alpina L. sect. Crateriflores |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 144 (1753) |
| Native Range | c. Pyrenees to sw. Germany and w. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-3000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves dark green, cordate or reniform, petiolate, flowers 2-4, broadly open, petals laciniate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet, bluish violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division after flowering |
| Synonyms | Soldanella alpina f. crenatifolia Beck Soldanella alpina f. elata Zernari Soldanella alpina f. major Cristof. & Pignatti Soldanella alpina var. minor Neilr. Soldanella alpina var. occidentalis (Vierh.) Grint. Soldanella alpina var. planiflora Murr Soldanella alpina var. pubescens Ser. Soldanella alpina f. pyrolifolia (Schott & al.) Hayek Soldanella alpina var. pyrolifolia (Schott & al.) V.Nikolic Soldanella alpina var. rufescens Ser. Soldanella alpina var. squamulosa C.Simon Soldanella alpina f. subalpina Bamb. Soldanella alpina var. typica Fiori Soldanella alpina var. vulgaris Ser. Soldanella clusii F.W.Schmidt Soldanella montana var. clusii (F.W.Schmidt) Thomé Soldanella occidentalis Vierh. Soldanella pyrolifolia Schott & al. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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