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Primula modesta Bisset & S.Moore sect. Farinosae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula modesta Bisset & S.Moore sect. Farinosae
BibliographyJ. Bot. 16: 184 (1878)
Native RangeKamtschatka to Japan, Korea
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude1200-1900m
Descriptionleaves winged petiolate, oblanceolate, 2-13cm, obtuse, denticulate, adaxially green and glabrous, abaxially densely yellow farinose, flowers 1-8 in umbel, corolla 10-15mm
Size5-15cm
Colorpale purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering
SynonymsAleuritia sachalinensis (Nakai) Soják
Primula farinosa var. hannasanensis (T.Yamaz.) T.Yamaz.
Primula farinosa var. modesta (Bisset & S.Moore) Makino
Primula farinosa ssp. modesta (Bisset & S.Moore) Pax
Primula modesta var. hannasanensis T.Yamaz
Primula modesta var. shikoku-montana Miyabe & Tatew.
Primula sachalinensis Nakai
Primula sachalinensis f. albida Y.N.Lee
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, SAK Sakhalin)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea)
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