Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula auriculata Lam. sect. Farinosae |
Bibliography | Tabl. Encycl. 1: 429 (1793) |
Native Range | Caucasus to Turkey and Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-4000m |
Description | leaves 3-20cm long, broadly oblong-lanceolate, sharply serrate to entire, flowers 1-2cm across, in umbel of 8-20, corolla with pale eye |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | lilac, pink |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division after flowering |
Synonyms | Aleuritia 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. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |