| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula sphaerocephala Balf.f. sect. Capitatae |
| Bibliography | J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 39: 138 (1913) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 2800-4200m |
| Description | efarinose, leaves in rosette, winged petiolate, oblong, green, denticulate, acute or rounded, flowers numerous in capitate raceme, corolla 7-10mm across |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Primula capitata ssp. sphaerocephala (Balf.f.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula pseudocapitata Kingdon-Ward ex Balf.f. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |