Taxonavigation

Familia: Primulaceae
Subfamilia: Primuloideae
Genus: Primula
Subgenus: P. subg. Primula
Section: P. sect. Primula
Species: Primula veris
Subspecies: P. v. subsp. canescens – P. v. subsp. columnae – P. v. subsp. macrocalyx – P. v. subsp. veris

Name

Primula veris L. (1753)

Homonym

Primula veris Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 1 (1768), nom. illeg. non L. (1753), is synonymous to Primula vulgaris.

Hybrids

P. × media – P. × polyantha

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 142. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Primula veris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Distribution

Native throughout most of temperate Europe and Asia although absent from more northerly areas including northern Scotland.

Vernacular names

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