Primula auricula L.

Primevère de Balbis (fr), Primevère auricule (fr), Oreille d'ours (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Primula

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rock crevices or wet alpine grassland.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-9

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified)
Human toxicity allergenic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Primula auricula habit picture by William Galigani (cc-by-sa)
Primula auricula habit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Primula auricula habit picture by Frank Sundermeyer (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Primula auricula leaf picture by Aurore Garnavault Blanchard (cc-by-sa)
Primula auricula leaf picture by Andreas Schnederle-Wagner (cc-by-sa)
Primula auricula leaf picture by David Nabergoj (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Primula auricula flower picture by Blaise verien (cc-by-sa)
Primula auricula flower picture by A Andreas (cc-by-sa)
Primula auricula flower picture by Andreas Schnederle-Wagner (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Primula auricula world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701581-1
WFO ID wfo-0000483497
COL ID 4MCH3
BDTFX ID 53129
INPN ID 115837
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Primula balbisii Primula illibata Aretia auriculata Auricula hortensis Auricula lutea Auricula-ursi auricula Primula dolomitis Primula hungarica Primula balbisii subsp. hungarica Primula auricula