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Omphalogramma elegans Forrest  
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesOmphalogramma elegans Forrest 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 14: 55 (1923)
Native Rangesc. China to se. Tibet and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude3200-4700m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 4-6cm long, adaxially long white hirsute, entire, obtuse, flowers solitary, infundibuliform, 4-6cm long, lobes bilobate
Size10-15cm
Colordark purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPrimula franchetii ssp. elegans (Forrest) Halda
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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