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Primula auriculata Lam. sect. Farinosae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula auriculata Lam. sect. Farinosae
BibliographyTabl. Encycl. 1: 429 (1793)
Native RangeCaucasus to Turkey and Afghanistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2000-4000m
Descriptionleaves 3-20cm long, broadly oblong-lanceolate, sharply serrate to entire, flowers 1-2cm across, in umbel of 8-20, corolla with pale eye
Size10-40cm
Colorlilac, pink
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering
SynonymsAleuritia auriculata (Lam.) Soják
Primula auriculata var. bornmuelleri Hausskn. ex Bornm.
Primula auriculata var. calva Hausskn. & Bornm.
Primula auriculata var. caucasica Ledeb.
Primula auriculata var. glacialis Boiss.
Primula auriculata ssp. pycnorhiza (Ledeb.) Wendelbo
Primula glacialis Willd.
Primula longifolia Curtis
Primula macrophylla K.Koch
Primula pycnorhiza Ledeb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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