| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula chionantha Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Nivales |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 11 (1915) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4400m |
| Description | leaves winged petiolate, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, 5-20cm, abaxially yellow farinose, umbels 1-4, superimposed, flowers 11-13mm across, lobes broadly elliptic, entire |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Primula chionantha ssp. sinopurpurea (Irving) A.J.Richards Primula ingens W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula nivalis var. sinensis Pax Primula sinopurpurea Irving |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent |