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Primula calthifolia W.W.Sm. sect. Petiolares 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula calthifolia W.W.Sm. sect. Petiolares
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 15: 300 (1927)
Native Rangese. Tibet to e. Himalaya and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude3900-4000m
Descriptionefarinose, leaves suborbiculate, 4-8cm, irregularly dentate, long petiolate, flowers 3-7 in umbel, flowers 15-20mm across, lobes oblong to obovate, emarginate
Size5-20cm
Colorbright yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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