| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula matthioli (L.) V.A.Richt. sect. Cortusoides |
| Bibliography | Természetrajzi Füz. 17: 134 (1984) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 300-3000m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves petiolate, ovate-orbiculate, cordate, 7-9-lobate, obtuse, scape 7-12 flowered, involucral bracts unequal, broadly lanceolate, entire or dentate |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cortusa grandissima Schur Cortusa matthioli L. Cortusa matthioli ssp. moravica (Podp.) Soják Cortusa matthioli f. moravica Podp. Primula cortusa Sander ex V.A.Richt. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) |
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