A tall yellow primrose that carpets wet meadows and stream banks of the southern plateau edge in early summer.

  • Group: Plant
  • Plant type: Flower
  • Habitats: Wet meadow, bog margins, stream banks
  • Regions: Ü Tsang, Kham

Habitat and distribution

Wet meadows, bog and forest margins and streamsides at 3,200–4,400 m in western Sichuan, the so-called TAR and north-western Yunnan (Flora of China).

Recorded in Ü-Tsang, Kham.

Ecological and cultural significance

A plant of permanently wet ground; its yellow flowers are fragrant (Wikipedia).

Threats

No specific threats documented.

Conservation

Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found).

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