Primula capitata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Species: | P. capitata
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Primula capitata, commonly known as the round-headed Himalayan primrose or Asiatic primrose[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is a short-lived perennial, forming semi-evergreen rosettes of 15cm (6 inch) pale green, mealy leaves that are finely toothed, oblong-lance-shaped or inversely lance-shaped, with white-mealy undersides. Its flowers are up to 1cm (0.5 inch) long, dark purple and tubular, with shallowly lobed petals; they are borne in racemes that form flattened spheres, held on white-mealy stems about 40cm (16 inches) high.[2]
Primula capitata is found in moist habitats in alpine areas of Bhutan, Tibet, and Sikkim state in India.[2] Its putative subspecies Primula capitata subsp. sphaerocephala has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ^ "Primula capitata (Ca)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b Christopher Brickell, ed. (1996). The Royal Horticultutal Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Dorling Kindersley. p. 828. ISBN 1-84100-022-1.
- ^ "Primula capitata subsp. sphaerocephala (Ca)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 11 December 2020.