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Primula aureata

Primula aureata
Photo: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0
Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. Nepal to Darjiling
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Primula aureata is a species of flowering plant from the family Primulaceae.

Where it grows

This species is native to Nepal and the Eastern Himalayas. In Nepal it can be found growing in both Langtang and Gosainkund. Primula aureata grows in rocky habitats, on steep, sometimes vertical mountain faces at altitudes between 3600 and 4300m. P. aureata can also be found living nearby to water sources such as rivers and lakes. It can even occasionally be found growing under waterfalls.

Other Primula plants

Primrose · Bluedome primrose · Primula algida · Primula allionii · Moonlight Primrose · Primula amethystina · Alpine primrose · Auricula · Northern primrose · Primula bracteosa · Bulley's Primrose · Ruby Mountain primrose

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primula aureata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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