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Primula tangutica Duthie sect. Nivales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula tangutica Duthie sect. Nivales
BibliographyGard. Chron., ser. 3, 38: 42 (1905)
Native Rangec. China to e. Qinghai
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3300-4700m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, elliptic to lanceolate, 4-15cm, minutely brown punctate, denticulate, umbels 1-3, superimposed, 5-9-flowered, flowers 15-20mm, lobes very reflexed, linear
Size20-60cm
Colorcrimson, yellow
Bloomsummer
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 silenantha Pax & K.Hoffm.
Primula tangutica var. serrata W.W.Sm. & H.R.Fletcher
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
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