Primula nevadensis; Primulaceae

Primula nevadensis N.H.HolmgrenCommon in loose limestone gravel and in cracks of solid rock, with Pinus aristata, Ribes montigenum, Eriogonum holmgrenii, Phlox hoodii, Aquilegia caerulea, Castilleja lapidicola and krumholz of Picia engelmannii. Plants forming clumps up to 6 in. broad; calyx pale purple-green with farinose covering, especially at base, to dark purple with very little farinose covering; corolla purple in bud, lobes at anthesis violet, becoming dark purple at the base, throat yellow inside and brownish on outside, tube pale yellow to white; anthers yellow-orange; stigma and anther position dimorphic