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Primula obliqua W.W.Sm. sect. Nivales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula obliqua W.W.Sm. sect. Nivales
BibliographyTrans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 26: 119 (1913)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-4600m
Descriptionleaves winged-petiolate, lanceolate to narrowly obovate, 8-20cm, abaxially pale yellow farinose, regularly dentate, umbel 5-6-flowered, flowers 2-3cm across, lobes incised
Size20-50cm
Colorpale yellow, white
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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