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Primula tenella King ex G.Watt sect. Minutissimae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula tenella King ex G.Watt sect. Minutissimae
BibliographyJ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 13 (1882)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude4700-5000m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, rhombic to ovate-spathulate, 6-15mm, abaxially white farinose, adaxially densely glandular, denticulate, flowers 1-2, 15-25mm across, lobes obovate
Size1-5cm
Colorbluish violet
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
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsAleuritia tenella (King ex G.Watt) Soják
Primula rebeccae A.J.Richards
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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