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Primula veris L. sect. Vernales 
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus speciesPrimula veris L. sect. Vernales
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 142 (1753)
Native RangeEurope
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude500-2200m
Descriptionleaves 5-20cm, ovate to oblong, abruptly tapered to petiole, flowers 9-12mm across, 2-16, in secund umbel, petals basally orange variegate
Size5-20cm
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 brandisii Wiseb.
Primula cordifolia Schur
Primula coronaria Salisb.
Primula discolor Schur
Primula inflata Lehm.
Primula lasiopetala Wallr.
Primula officinalis (L.) Hill
Primula officinalis f. apiculata Brenner
Primula officinalis f. attenuata Brenner
Primula officinalis f. intermedia Brenner
Primula officinalis f. longicalyx Brenner
Primula officinalis var. longistyla Gaudin
Primula pannonica A.Kern.
Primula pistillaris Hoffmanns.
Primula praticola Fritsch
Primula pyrenaica Miégev.
Primula velenovskyi Fritsch
Primula veris ssp. officinalis (L.) Ehrh.
Primula veris ssp. velenovskyi (Fritsch) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FIN Finland, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
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