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Primula brevifolia Forrest sect. Amethystina 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula brevifolia Forrest sect. Amethystina
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 4: 229 (1908)
Native Rangesc. China to Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3400-5000m
Descriptionglabrous, efarinose, leaves broadly ovate-elliptic, shortly broadly petiolate, serrate, flowers in secund umbel, corolla tubular-campanulate, 6-10mm, petals laciniate
Size8-20cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula amethystina ssp. brevifolia (Forrest) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula sikangensis F.H.Chen
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
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