Primula moorcroftiana Wallich ex Klatt, J. Bot. 6: 120. 1868; P. nivalis Pallas var. moorcroftiana (Wallich ex Klatt) Pax; P. stuartii Wallich var. moorcroftiana (Wallich ex Klatt) Watt.

Leaf blade 4--10 X 0.5--1.2 cm, abaxially densely white farinose. Scapes 2--8(--20) cm; bracts broadly lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, leaflike, usually longer than pedicel. Calyx lobes usually stained with purple outside, linear-lanceolate, apex acute. Corolla lobes obtusely 2-lobed. Fl. Jun-Jul.

Wet meadows, marshes; 4000--4700 m. SW Xinjiang, W Xizang [India, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan, Sikkim].