| Family | PRIMULACEAE |
| Genus species | Primula auricula L. sect. Auricula |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 143 (1753) |
| Native Range | e. France to w. Alps, Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 250-2900m |
| Description | leaves obovate, to 12cm long, thick and carnose, entire to sharply dentate, flowers 2-30, 15-25mm across, with white, farinose centre, in secund umbel |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
| Synonyms | Aretia auriculata (L.) Link Auricula hortensis Spach Auricula lutea (Vill.) Opiz Auricula-ursi auricula (L.) Soják Auricula-ursi auricula ssp. hungarica (Borbás) Soják Primula auricula var. albocincta Widmer Primula auricula var. balbisii (Lehm.) Beck Primula auricula ssp. balbisii (Lehm.) Nyman Primula auricula var. bauhinii Beck Primula auricula ssp. bauhinii (Beck) Lüdi Primula auricula var. ciliata W.D.J.Koch Primula auricula ssp. ciliata (W.D.J.Koch) Lüdi Primula auricula f. exscapa Wydmer Primula auricula var. hungarica (Borbás) Mocsáry Primula auricula ssp. hungarica (Borbás) Soó Primula auricula f. marginata (Stein ex Kolb) Lüdi Primula auricula var. marginata Stein ex Kolb Primula auricula var. mollis W.D.J.Koch Primula auricula f. nuda (Widmer) Lüdi Primula auricula var. nuda Widmer Primula auricula var. serratifolia (Rochel ex Pax) Mocsáry Primula auricula ssp. serratifolia (Rochel ex Pax) Jáv. Primula auricula f. serratifolia Rochel ex Pax Primula balbisii Lehm. Primula balbisii ssp. hungarica (Borbás) Li Bing Zhang Primula bellunensis Mottet Primula ciliata Moretti Primula dolomitis Baker Primula hungarica Borbás Primula illibata Gand. Primula nivea Steud. Primula serratifolia Gand. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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