Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula viscida (Piper) P.M.Sl. sect. Dodecatheon |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | w. & c. Canada to nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 500-2800m |
Description | viscid minutely pubescent, leaves lanceolate or oblong, obtuse, entire, 3-6cm, tapered to petiole, flowers few in umbel, sepals narowly triangular, acute, anthers free |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Dodecatheon conjugens var. beamishiae B.Boivin Dodecatheon conjugens ssp. viscidum (Piper) H.J.Thomps. Dodecatheon conjugens var. viscidum (Piper) H.Mason ex H.St.John Dodecatheon pubescens Rydb. Dodecatheon viscidum Piper, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 43 (1901) Primula conjugens var. viscida (Piper) A.R.Mast & Reveal |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington) |