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Primula mooreana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Capitatae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula mooreana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Capitatae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 183 (1916)
Native RangeTibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2700-5000m
Descriptionwhite farinose, leaves in rosettes, to 15cm, oblong-obovate, petiolate, rounded, denticulate, adaxially green, flowers numerous in capitate cyme, ca. 1cm
Size20-50cm
Colorpurple-violet
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula capitata ssp. mooreana (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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