Friday, April 21, 2023

Cowslip (Primula veris)

Family: Primulaceae

Common name: Cowslip

Scientific name: Primula veris

Date taken: 9/4/2023

Notes: Common on meadows and grasslands. Not to be confused with Oxlip (Primula elatior), which has flowers that open more widely and paler flowers without prominent orange speckles. Like Primrose (Primula vulgaris), plants either produce thrum flowers with long stamens or pin flowers with long stigmas. Hybrids occur between P. vulgaris, P. elatior, and P. veris, which has intermediate characteristics.












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