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Primula vulgaris, the common primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Eurasia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The common name is primrose , [ 4 ] or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other Primula species referred to as primroses.
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.
The following species in the flowering plant genus Primula, often called primroses and cowslips, are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Over 25 books have been written on the genus. [ 3 ]
The Primulaceae (/ ˌ p r ɪ m j ə ˈ l eɪ ʃ i. iː / PRIM-yə-LAY-shee-ee), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the evening primrose family), are a family of herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden plants and wildflowers.
Primula farinosa, the bird's-eye primrose, is a small perennial plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Northern Europe and northern Asia, and (rarely) further south at high altitudes in the mountains of southern Europe. This primrose thrives on grazed meadows rich in lime and moisture.
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 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]
Primula malacoides, called the fairy primrose or baby primrose, is a perennial species of Primula native to the Himalayas, Assam in India, Myanmar, and south-central and south east China. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .