Primula nivalis Pallas var. macrophylla (D. Don) Pax; P. purpurea Royle; P. stuartii Wallich var. purpurea (Royle) Watt.

Leaf blade 10--25 X 1.5--4.5 cm, abaxially white farinose or sometimes nearly efarinose. Scapes 15--60 cm; bracts linear-lanceolate, usually shorter than pedicel. Calyx lobes usually stained with purple outside, lanceolate, apex acute. Corolla lobes entire or only slightly notched. Fl. Jun-Jul.

Grassy mountain slopes, in rock crevices; 4500--5200 m. N and W Xizang [Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Nepal, Sikkim].