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Soldanella pusilla Baumg.  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesSoldanella pusilla Baumg. 
BibliographyEnum. Stirp. Transsilv. 1: 138 (1816)
Native Rangec. & e. Alps, n. Apennines, s. Carpathians, sw. Bulgaria
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1500-3100m
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, reniform, 10mm wide, coriaceous, nervation conspicuous, scape with short bract, flowers solitary, pendent, corolla campanulate, 8-12mm long
Size3-8cm
Colorred-violet
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationfresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering
SynonymsSoldanella alpina var. pusilla (Baumg.) Fiori
Soldanella armena Lipsky
Soldanella pirinica F.K.Mey.
Soldanella pusilla f. alba R.Rösler
Soldanella pusilla var. biflora Borbás
Soldanella pusilla f. obliqua Györffyx
Soldanella pusilla ssp. pirinica (F.K.Mey.) Chrtek
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland)
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
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