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Primula minor

Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. Tibet to China (NW. Yunnan)
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Primula minor is a species of flowering plant within the family Primulaceae. It was first described by Isaac Bayley Balfour and Frank Kingdon-Ward in 1915. It is a close relative of the species Primula graminifolia.

Where it grows

Primula minor is endemic to western China. It is found in Northwest Yunnan at altitudes of 400 m or higher in both Bai Ma Shan and Da Xue Shan, growing on damp cliff faces and near waterfalls.

Other Primula plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primula minor 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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