Primula carniolica

Primula carniolica is a flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common name Carniolan primrose. It is endemic to Slovenia.

Primula carniolica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species:
P. carniolica
Binomial name
Primula carniolica

Description

It grows to a height of c. 3–12 centimetres (1.2–4.7 in) and is typically 1–4 centimetres (0.39–1.57 in) broad. The stem, base and leaves are clear green, fleshy and lack the coating that can be seen in some other primroses. The flowers are 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in) across and a mild red, rose or purple pink in colour. They give away fragrance and have a slight coating of white particles in the throat. The plant flowers between April and May.[2][3]

Its range is limited to an area of approximately 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi)[1] in the Slovenian regions of Upper, Lower and Inner Carniola,[2] as well as the Slovene Littoral,[4] including on the Trnovo Forest Plateau and in the Iška River gorge.[2] Within its range the plant grows on north-facing wet limestone cliffs, ravines and meadows at an altitude of 900–1,000 metres (3,000–3,300 ft).[3]

It has been a protected species in Slovenia since 1922 and it is consequentially forbidden to pick the flowers.[2] Primula carniolica is rarely cultivated.[3]

References
  1. Jogan, N. (2011). "Primula carniolica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T161964A5521086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T161964A5521086.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "CARNIOLAN PRIMROSE (PRIMULA CARNIOLICA)". Government of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "Primula carniolica". Alpine garden society plant encyclopedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. "Primula carniolica". UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDENS LJUBLJANA (SLOVENIA), DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY BIOTECHNICAL FACULTY. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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