Primrose-Leaved Stone Flower is a herb found
growing on rocks in the forests of the Himalayas. It is quite similar
to the
Stone Flower, but has larger deep
purple flowers which are like 1.6 cm long trumpets, nearly hairless.
Sepal tube is cup-shaped, pink, about 6 mm, with shallow blunt lobes.
Stems have 3-4 unequal ovate to elliptic leaves borne at the top.
Leaves are coarsely toothed, densely softly hairy above, and sometimes
on the underside too. Leaves are reminiscent of some primrose leaves.
Stems are 8-15 cm long. Seed capsule is 2-4 cm long. Primrose-Leaved
Stone Flower is found in the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to Sikkim, at
altitudes of 2000-3000 m. Flowering: June-July.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed on the Mussoorie-Dhanaulti Road, Uttarakhand.
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