Primula

Primula

Taxobox
name = "Primula"


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Primula vulgaris"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Primulaceae
genus = "Primula"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = many; see text

"Primula" is a genus of 400–500 species of low-growing herbs in the family Primulaceae. They include primrose, auricula, cowslip and oxlip. Many species are grown for their ornamental flowers. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, south into tropical mountains in Ethiopia, Indonesia and New Guinea, and in temperate southern South America.

Perennial primulas bloom mostly during the spring; their flowers can be purple, yellow, red, pink, or white. Generally, they prefer filtered sunlight. Many species are adapted to alpine climates.

The word "primula" is the Latin feminine diminutive of "primus", meaning first (prime), applied to flowers that are among the first to open in spring.

Primroses are used as food plants by the larvae (caterpillars) of some Lepidoptera species, including Duke of Burgundy butterfly, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Silver-ground Carpet.

Some species of "Primula" are commonly known as polyanthus.

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External links

* [http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Primula Medicinal Uses of Primula]
* [http://www.americanprimrosesociety.org/ American Primrose Society]


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