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Primula (/ ˈ p r ɪ m j ʊ l ə /) [2] is a genus of herbaceous [3] flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They include the primrose ( P. vulgaris ), a familiar wildflower of banks and verges. Other common species are P. auricula (auricula), P. veris (cowslip), and P. elatior (oxlip).
The following species in the flowering plant genus Primula, often called primroses and cowslips, are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] [2] ...
Primula scandinavica is a perennial plant, which possesses a basal rosette of leaves. The leaves are around 2–4 cm long, narrow at the base, yet broad and rounded at the tip. [ 3 ] Flowers are based on the top of stalks ranging from 4–10 cm tall. [ 3 ]
Primula veris, the cowslip, common cowslip, or cowslip primrose (syn. Primula officinalis Hill), is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the primrose family Primulaceae.The species is native throughout most of temperate Europe and western Asia, [1] and although absent from more northerly areas including much of northwest Scotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney and in ...
Primula pauciflora, the pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star or prairie shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primula family Primulaceae. It is a widespread and very variable species, native to western North America, from Subarctic America to Mexico , [ 1 ] [ 3 ] often in xeric (extremely ...
Primula heucherifolia is native to South-central China, [1] where it can be found on the western side of the Sichuan province. [2] It has been recorded growing at ranges of 2000–3200 metres above sea level. [4] P. heucherifolia grows in shaded, cool and damp habitats. It is often found growing under the shelter of rocks, cliffs, trees and ...
Primula halleri, the long-flowered primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to the Alps, Carpathians, and some of the mountain ranges of the Balkan Peninsula. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A perennial, it is found at elevations of 1,500 to 2,700 m (4,900 to 8,900 ft). [ 3 ]
Primula minima, the fairy primrose (a name it shares with Primula malacoides), is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to the eastern Alps, Carpathians, and Balkan mountain ranges. [1] Although it is a high-elevation species, it relies more than expected on seed dispersal than clonal propagation. [2]