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Primula turkestanica (J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt) E.A.White sect. Nivales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula turkestanica (J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt) E.A.White sect. Nivales
BibliographyStand. Cycl. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 5: 2808 (1916)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Mongolia
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves in rosette, elliptic to lanceolate, 5-15cm, abaxially farinose, adaxially glabrous, obtusely denticulate, flowers numerous in compact umbel, calyx tubular, corolla 15-25mm
Size10-25cm
Color
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsPrimula nivalis var. colorata Regel
Primula nivalis var. farinosa Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Primula nivalis var. turkestanica J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt
Primula nivalis ssp. turkestanica (J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt) Kovt.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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