Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula primulina (Spreng.) H.Hara sect. Minutissimae |
Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 37: 99 (1962) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to n. Pakistan and Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3400-5000m |
Description | leaves winged petiolate, spathulate to oblanceolate, 1-3cm, glandular pubescent, pinnate-dentate, teeth linear, umbel 2-4-flowered, flowers 8-10mm across, lobes obovate, incised |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | purple, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Aleuritia pusilla Soják Androsace primulina Spreng. Androsace primuloides D.Don Primula humilis Steud. Primula pusilla Wall. Primula pusilla var. flabellata W.W.Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |