Primula minima

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Primula minima
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Flower
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Botanical illustration
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species:
P. minima
Binomial name
Primula minima
L.
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Aretia minima(L.) Link
    • Aretia truncataLink
    • Auricula minima(L.) Spach
    • Auricula villosaSpach
    • Auricula-ursi minima(L.) Soják
    • Kablikia minima(L.) Opiz
    • Kablikia truncata(Lehm.) Opiz
    • Primula minima f. albaBercht. & J.Presl
    • Primula minima f. caulescensWimm. & Grab.
    • Primula minima var. caulescensWimm. & Grab.
    • Primula minima f. fimbriataTausch
    • Primula minima var. multidentataSünd.
    • Primula minima f. subacaulisWimm. & Grab.
    • Primula minima var. subacaulisWimm. & Grab.
    • Primula pseudoforsteriDalla Torre & Sarnth.
    • Primula sauteriSchultz
    • Primula truncataLehm.

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] It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Primula minima L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. Reisch, Christoph; Kellermeier, Jasmin (2007). "Microscale variation in alpine grasslands: AFLPs reveal a high level of genotypic diversity in Primula minima (Primulaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 155 (4): 549–556. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00699.x .
  3. "Primula minima (Au) fairy primrose". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023. Other common names; snow rosette ... 2 suppliers