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Primula primulina (Spreng.) H.Hara sect. Minutissimae 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula primulina (Spreng.) H.Hara sect. Minutissimae
BibliographyJ. Jap. Bot. 37: 99 (1962)
Native Ranges. Tibet to n. Pakistan and Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3400-5000m
Descriptionleaves winged petiolate, spathulate to oblanceolate, 1-3cm, glandular pubescent, pinnate-dentate, teeth linear, umbel 2-4-flowered, flowers 8-10mm across, lobes obovate, incised
Size2-10cm
Colorpurple, white
Bloomlate spring
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
SynonymsAleuritia pusilla Soják
Androsace primulina Spreng.
Androsace primuloides D.Don
Primula humilis Steud.
Primula pusilla Wall.
Primula pusilla var. flabellata W.W.Sm.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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