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Primula viscida (Piper) P.M.Sl. sect. Dodecatheon 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula viscida (Piper) P.M.Sl. sect. Dodecatheon
Bibliographyh.l., comb. nov.
Native Rangew. & c. Canada to nw. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude500-2800m
Descriptionviscid minutely pubescent, leaves lanceolate or oblong, obtuse, entire, 3-6cm, tapered to petiole, flowers few in umbel, sepals narowly triangular, acute, anthers free
Size30-40cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring
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 in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsDodecatheon 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
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington)
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