Primula chionantha

Primula chionantha, the snow-white primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan in China.^[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[2]

Primula chionantha
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Primula
Species:	P. chionantha
Binomial name
Primula chionantha Balf.f. & Forrest
Synonyms[1]
List Primula brevicula Balf.f. & Forrest Primula chionantha subsp. sinopurpurea (Irving) A.J.Richards Primula ingens W.W.Sm. & Forrest Primula leucochnoa Hand.-Mazz. Primula melanops W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:^[1]

• Primula chionantha subsp. brevicula (Balf.f. & Forrest) A.J.Richards – Yunnan
• Primula chionantha subsp. chionantha
• Primula chionantha subsp. melanops (W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward) A.J.Richards – Sichuan