Primula minor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Primula |
Species: | P. minor
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Binomial name | |
Primula minor Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
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Primula minor is a species of flowering plant within the family Primulaceae. [1] It was first described by Isaac Bayley Balfour and Frank Kingdon-Ward in 1915. [2] It is a close relative of the species Primula graminifolia. [3]
Primula minor is a dwarf perennial plant. Its leaves are green, elliptical and narrow, growing from 3-8 cm long. [4] The leaf is cream on the underside. [5] Each flower has five petals, which are purple in colour. The eye of the flower is white. The flower stalks are narrow and can grow up to 17 cm. [4] The stalk can hold up to eight flowers on its tip. [6]
Primula minor is endemic to western China. It is found in Northwest Yunnan at altitudes of 400 m or higher in both Bai Ma Shan and Da Xue Shan, growing on damp cliff faces and in close proximity to waterfalls. [6]
Primula minor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Primula |
Species: | P. minor
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Binomial name | |
Primula minor Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
[1]
|
Primula minor is a species of flowering plant within the family Primulaceae. [1] It was first described by Isaac Bayley Balfour and Frank Kingdon-Ward in 1915. [2] It is a close relative of the species Primula graminifolia. [3]
Primula minor is a dwarf perennial plant. Its leaves are green, elliptical and narrow, growing from 3-8 cm long. [4] The leaf is cream on the underside. [5] Each flower has five petals, which are purple in colour. The eye of the flower is white. The flower stalks are narrow and can grow up to 17 cm. [4] The stalk can hold up to eight flowers on its tip. [6]
Primula minor is endemic to western China. It is found in Northwest Yunnan at altitudes of 400 m or higher in both Bai Ma Shan and Da Xue Shan, growing on damp cliff faces and in close proximity to waterfalls. [6]