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Primula rhodantha Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Farinosae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula rhodantha Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. sect. Farinosae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 39 (1915)
Native Rangee. & ne. Afghanistan to n. Pakistan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2700-3200m
Descriptionefarinose, glabrous, leaves in rosette, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, to 3cm long, obtuse, denticulate, petiolate, flowers in umbel of 5-8, corolla lobes obovate, 5mm
Size5-12cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering
SynonymsPrimula rosea ssp. rhodantha (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Primula warshenewskiana ssp. rhodantha (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) Wendelbo
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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