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| name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
|familia=Primulaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Soldanella
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=alpina
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Alpine snowbell
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=herbaceous
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Min ht box=3
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Min ht metric=in
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max ht box=6
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max ht metric=in
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|Max wd box=8
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|Max wd metric=in
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| color = IndianRed
|lifespan=perennial
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|exposure=sun
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
|features=flowers
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
| classis = <!--- Class -->
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
|flowers=blue, purple
| familia = <!--- Family -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| genus =
|min_zone=5
| species =
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| subspecies =
|max_zone=9
| cultivar =
|image=Soldanella alpina Rax 1.jpg
|image_width=200
|image_caption=Alpine snowbell
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The '''alpine snowbell''' or blue moonwort,<ref>The Encyclopædia of Gardening, 1908</ref> ''Soldanella alpina'', is a member of the [[Primulaceae]] native to the [[Alps]] and [[Pyrenees]]<ref>[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Soldanella&SPECIES_XREF=alpina&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea]</ref>.
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Soldanella alpina, Linn. (S. Clusii, F. W. Schmidt. S. occidentalis, Vierh.). Sts. 3-6 in. high: lvs. roundish; base more or less kidney-shaped; margin entire or somewhat wavy: fls. violet, with darker streaks. May. Var. alba, Hort., is a white-fld. form. Natural hybrids are known of which this species is one of the parents. Pyrenees, Alps, etc. Handsome species.
Soldanella alpina, Linn. (S. Clusii, F. W. Schmidt. S. occidentalis, Vierh.). Fig. 3635. Sts. 3-6 in. high: lvs. roundish; base more or less kidney-shaped; margin entire or somewhat wavy: fls. violet, with darker streaks. May. B. M. 49: 2163. G.C. II. 24:457. G. 34:469. Gn.61, p. 127. Var. alba, Hort., is a white-fld. form. Natural hybrids are known of which this species is one of the parents. Pyrenees, Alps, etc. Handsome species.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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File:Soldanella alpina 2.jpg| photo 1
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File:Soldanella alpina Rax 2.jpg| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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