Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula hendersonii (A.Gray) A.R.Mast & Reveal sect. Dodecatheon |
Bibliography | Brittonia 59: 81 (2007) |
Native Range | British Columbia to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-2100m |
Description | leaves glabrous, ovate to triangular-elliptic, entire, abruptly tapered to petiole, flowers 2-15, 15-25mm long, tube yellow, basally red-purple |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | magenta, lavender, white |
Bloom | early spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Dodecatheon atratum Greene Dodecatheon cruciatum Greene Dodecatheon ellipticum Nutt. ex Durand Dodecatheon hansenii (Greene) H.J.Thomps. Dodecatheon hendersonii A.Gray Dodecatheon hendersonii var. cruciatum (Greene) Greene Dodecatheon hendersonii ssp. cruciatum (Grrene) H.J.Thomps. Dodecatheon hendersonii var. hansenii Greene Dodecatheon hendersonii ssp. hansenii (Greene) Kartesz Dodecatheon hendersonii ssp. parvifolium (R.Knuth) H.J.Thomps. Dodecatheon hendersonii var. typicum R.Knuth Dodecatheon integrifolium var. latifolium Hook. Dodecatheon latifolium (Hook.) Piper Dodecatheon meadia var. brevifolium A.Gray Dodecatheon meadia var. ellipticum K.Brandegee Dodecatheon meadia var. hendersonii (A.Gray) K.Brandegee Dodecatheon meadia var. parvifolium (R.Knuth) E.D.Br. Dodecatheon patulum var. parvifolium R.Knuth Meadia hendersonii (A.Gray) Kuntze Meadia hendersonii var. cruciata (Greene) Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |