Sunday, April 2, 2023

False Oxlip (Primula vulgaris x veris)

Family: Primulaceae

Common name: False Oxlip

Scientific name: Primula vulgaris x veris = P. x polyantha

Date taken: 1/4/2023

Notes: Hybrid between Primrose (P. vulgaris) and Cowslip (P. veris). Like Cowslip, multiple flowers are found on the same flower stalk, but the plants are larger and corolla on flowers are spreading like that in Oxlip (P. elatior). Unlike the Oxlip, however, flowers are a darker shade of yellow, has orange speckles on corolla. Also differs from both the Cowslip and the Oxlip by having flowers pointing to different directions, but this is sometimes difficult to judge if the population is small.









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