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Primula glaucescens Moretti sect. Auricula 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula glaucescens Moretti sect. Auricula
BibliographyGiorn. Fis., ser. 2, 5: 249 (1822)
Native Ranges. Alps
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude450-2400m
Descriptionleaves lanceolate to obovate, 2-7cm, adaxially shiny green, rigid, coriaceous, margins cartilagineous, finely dentate, flowers 2-6, 2-3cm across, with white eye, in umbel
Size5-10cm
Colorpinkish red
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late spring
SynonymsAuricula-ursi glaucescens (Moretti) Soják
Primula calycina Duby ex Gaudin
Primula calycina var. longobarda (Porta) Widmer
Primula glaucescens ssp. calycina Pax
Primula glaucescens var. longobarda (Porta) Pax
Primula glaucescens ssp. longobarda (Porta) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula laevigata Duby ex Rchb.
Primula longobarda Porta
Primula spectabilis var. glaucescens (Moretti) Fiori
Primula spectabilis var. longobarda (Porta) Fiori
Primula spectabilis ssp. longobarda (Porta) Pax
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
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