| Primula minor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Species: | P. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Primula minor | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Primula minor is a species of flowering plant within the family Primulaceae. [1] It was first described by Isaac Bayley Balfour and Frank Kingdon-Ward in 1915. [2] It is a close relative of the species Primula graminifolia . [3]
Primula minor is a dwarf perennial plant. Its leaves are green, elliptical and narrow, growing from 3-8 cm long. [4] The leaf is cream on the underside. [5] Each flower has five petals, which are purple in colour. The eye of the flower is white. The flower stalks are narrow and can grow up to 17 cm. [4] The stalk can hold up to eight flowers on its tip. [6]
Primula minor is endemic to western China. It is found in Northwest Yunnan at altitudes of 400 m or higher in both Bai Ma Shan and Da Xue Shan, growing on damp cliff faces and in close proximity to waterfalls. [6]
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