[2][3] The plant would later be scientifically described by Scottish botanist Isaac Bayley Balfour,[1] who named the species P. Wollastonii after a request from Wollaston who had first discovered it.

[6] Primula wollastonii possesses nodding and heterostylous flowers, displaying dark purple to bright blue hues.

The corolla limb reaches 1.5 to 2 cm, featuring broadly ovate lobes with entire margins and obtuse to acute apices.

[6] Primula wollastonii is primarily distributed within the Himalayan region of Asia, specifically native to Nepal and Tibet.

[1] The species inhabits the subalpine and subarctic zone,[1] where it can be found growing on alpine meadows, cliff faces and steep earth slopes.