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Primula minutissima Jacquem. ex Duby sect. Minutissimae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula minutissima Jacquem. ex Duby sect. Minutissimae
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 8: 42 (1844)
Native Rangew. Tibet to w. Nepal and w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude3700-5200m
Descriptionleaves narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 5-10mm, abaxially yellow farinose, adaxially glandular, dentate, acuminate, flowers 1-3, 5-10mm across, lobes obovate, incised
Size1-5cm
Colordark reddish purple
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
SynonymsAleuritia minutissima (Jacquem. ex Duby) Soják
Aleuritia heydei (G.Watt) Soják
Primula heydei G.Watt
Primula saundersiana Royle ex Hook.f.
Primula stracheyi Hook.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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