Family: Primulaceae
Common name: Oxlip
Scientific name: Primula elatior
Date taken: 19/4/2023
Notes: Plant with a restricted geographical distribution. Compared with the more common Cowslip (Primula veris), flowers are paler with spreading corolla. Compared to False Oxlip (P. vulgaris x veris), flowers dip towards the same direction. Also note that the orange speckles on the corolla tube is much less prominent in Oxlip.
Like other Primula spp., individuals produce one of two flower types - thrum flowers or pin flowers.
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