Primula farinosa
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| Primula farinosa | |
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| Between Gebidum Pass and Blausee in Valais, Switzerland | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Species: | P. farinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Primula farinosa | |
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Primula farinosa, the bird's-eye primrose, is a small perennial plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Northern Europe and further south at high altitudes in the mountains of southern Europe. It is also widespread in northern and central Asia. This primrose thrives on grazed meadows rich in lime and moisture.
Bird's-eye primrose is a herbaceous plant with a flowering stem that may reach 20 centimeters (8 in). However, like all primulas its leaves are all basal, attached directly to the base of the plant. Their leaves can measure 1 to 10 centimeters (0.4 to 3.9 in) long by 3 to 20 millimeters wide. Their shape ranges from oblanceolate to elliptical with a wide angled end and smooth or finely toothed edges. Plants can be farinose, covered in powder, or lack it, but are usually at least farinose on the underside of the leaves.[3] The mealy powder ranges in color from white to sulfur.[4]
The inflorescence it atop a scape, a leafless stem, that will measure 3 to 20 cm tall with two to twenty flowers. The flowers are between 8 and 16 mm in diameter and are usually lilac-pink, but can occasionally be white or purple.[3]
