Primula farinosa L.

Primevère farineuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Primula

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Leaves numerous, forming a dense rosette; petiole to nearly as long as leaf blade; leaf blade oblong-obovate to oblong-lanceolate, 1--7 X 0.3--4 cm, farinose or efarinose, base attenuate, margin remotely denticulate to nearly entire, apex subrounded to obtuse. Scapes 3--15(--30) cm, usually farinose toward apex; umbels usually many flowered; bracts narrowly lanceolate to acuminate-subulate, 3--8 mm, base dilated, gibbous. Pedicels unequal, 3--15 mm, elongating to 2.5 cm in fruit. Flowers heterostylous. Calyx campanulate, 4--6 mm, usually farinose inside, parted to 1/3--1/2, 5-ribbed; lobes ovate-oblong to triangular, short ciliate. Corolla lilac to purple; tube ca. as long as to slightly longer than calyx; limb 0.8--1 cm wide; lobes cuneate-obovate, deeply emarginate. Pin flowers: stamens at middle of corolla tube; style ca. 3 mm. Thrum flowers: stamens in upper 1/2 of corolla tube; style ca. 1.2 mm. Capsule cylindric, slightly longer than calyx. 2n = 18, 36, 72.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.2
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Flower color
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
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Images

Habit

Primula farinosa habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Primula farinosa habit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Primula farinosa habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Primula farinosa leaf picture by kevin verlay (cc-by-sa)
Primula farinosa leaf picture by Christophe Christophe (cc-by-sa)
Primula farinosa leaf picture by Heinz Gass (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Primula farinosa flower picture by Miliacca Cristina (cc-by-sa)
Primula farinosa flower picture by Horst Santana (cc-by-sa)
Primula farinosa flower picture by Heinz Steiger (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Primula farinosa fruit picture by Kampf Robert (cc-by-sa)
Primula farinosa fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Primula farinosa world distribution map, present in Brazil, China, and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30005260-2
WFO ID wfo-0000483418
COL ID 4MCSM
BDTFX ID 75482
INPN ID 115868
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Primula undulata Primula warei Primula exaltata Primula farinosa Aleuritia farinosa Androsace farinosa Primula lepida Cankrienia farinosa Primula altaica Primula farinosa var. farinosa Primula farinosa var. xanthophylla Primula farinosa subsp. xanthophylla

Lower taxons

Primula farinosa subsp. exigua Primula farinosa var. denudata Primula farinosa var. hornemanniana