PLANTS Profile for Primula (primrose)

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PLANTS Profile

Primula L.
primrose

Symbol:

PRIMU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Primulaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Primula L.

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Distribution:
Primula L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, NY, OR, UT, VT, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Primula L.

View 11 genera in Primulaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Primula alcalina Cholewa & Douglass M. Hend.. .

Primula alcalina
bluedome primrose

Distribution of Primula angustifolia Torr.. .

Primula angustifolia
alpine primrose

Distribution of Primula anisodora Balf. f. & G. Forrest. .

Primula anisodora
anise primrose

Distribution of Primula anvilensis S. Kelso. .

Primula anvilensis
boreal primrose

Primula baileyana

Distribution of Primula borealis Duby. .

Primula borealis
northern primrose

Distribution of Primula capillaris N.H. Holmgren & A.H. Holmgren. . Image Available.

Primula capillaris
Ruby Mountain primrose

Distribution of Primula cuneifolia Ledeb.. . Image Available.

Primula cuneifolia
wedgeleaf primrose

Distribution of Primula cusickiana (A. Gray) A. Gray. .

Primula cusickiana
Cusick's primrose

Distribution of Primula egaliksensis Wormsk. ex Hornem.. . Image Available.

Primula egaliksensis
Greenland primrose

Distribution of Primula elatior (L.) Hill. . Image Available.

Primula elatior
oxlip

Distribution of Primula eximia Greene. .

Primula eximia
arctic primrose

Distribution of Primula incana M.E. Jones. . Image Available.

Primula incana
silvery primrose

Distribution of Primula japonica A. Gray. .

Primula japonica
Japanese primrose

Distribution of Primula laurentiana Fernald. . Image Available.

Primula laurentiana
birdeye primrose

Primula matsumurae

Distribution of Primula mistassinica Michx.. . Image Available.

Primula mistassinica
Mistassini primrose

Distribution of Primula nutans Georgi. .

Primula nutans
Siberian primrose

Distribution of Primula parryi A. Gray. . Image Available.

Primula parryi
Parry's primrose

Distribution of Primula ×polyantha Mill. (pro sp.) [veris × vulgaris]. .

Primula ×polyantha
elatior hybrid primroses

Primula pulverulenta

Distribution of Primula rusbyi Greene. .

Primula rusbyi
Rusby's primrose

Distribution of Primula specuicola Rydb.. . Image Available.

Primula specuicola
cavedwelling primrose

Distribution of Primula stricta Hornem.. .

Primula stricta
strict primrose

Distribution of Primula suffrutescens A. Gray. . Image Available.

Primula suffrutescens
Sierra primrose

Distribution of Primula tschuktschorum Kjellm.. .

Primula tschuktschorum
chukchi primrose

Distribution of Primula veris L.. . Image Available.

Primula veris
cowslip primrose

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Primula L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Primulales
Family	Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus	Primula L. – primrose

More Accounts and Images:
Primula L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24014.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 02:30 PM CDT