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Primula vulgaris Huds. sect. Vernales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula vulgaris Huds. sect. Vernales
BibliographyFl. Angl.: 70 (1762)
Native RangeEurope to w. Caucasus and Lebanon
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude0-2400m
Descriptionleaves 5-25cm, obovate to oblanceolate, irregularly crenate, flowers 2-25, 20-35mm across, in subsessile umbel
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Caind
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering
SynonymsPrimula acaulis (L.) Hill
Primula acaulis var. hypoleuca Halácsy
Primula acaulis f. parviflora Bolzon
Primula acaulis var. pulchella Heldr.
Primula acaulis ssp. vulgaris (Huds.) O.Schwarz
Primula atropurpurea Pax
Primula bicolor Raf.
Primula breviscapa Clairv.
Primula calycantha Retz.
Primula grandiflora Lam.
Primula grandiflora var. rufa Gray
Primula hybrida Schrank
Primula inodora Hill
Primula minima Hablitz
Primula odorata Gilib.
Primula pseudoacaulis Schur
Primula sylvestris Scop.
Primula uniflora C.C.Gmel.
Primula variabilis Bastard
Primula veris var. acaulis L.
Primula vernalis Salisb.
Primula vulgaris var. calva Beauverd
Primula vulgaris ssp. calycantha (Retz. Arcang.
Primula vulgaris var. caulescens W.D.J.Koch ex Corb.
Primula vulgaris f. multiflora Kanak & Gajić
Primula vulgaris f. pilosa Kanak & Gajić
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FOR Fřroyar, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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