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Primula auricula, often known as auricula, mountain cowslip or bear's ear (from the shape of its leaves), is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, that grows on basic rocks in the mountain ranges of central Europe, including the western Alps, Jura Mountains, the Vosges, the Black Forest and the Tatra Mountains.
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 ]
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 Primulaceae are named for their nominative and type genus, Primula. Linnaeus used this name to reflect its place among the first flowers of spring, given the primrose's vernacular Latin name of primula veris (lit. ' little first of spring '), primula (feminine diminutive primus, first + veris (genitive ver, spring). [11]
Primula wulfeniana is a herbaceous perennial plant. [1] The species is diploid, possessing a chromosome count of (2n = 66). [2] The leaves of Primula wulfeniana are obovate to elliptic in shape, sharply acute at the tips, and possess a leathery texture with cartilaginous characteristics. [3]
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