Primula minor
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| taxon = Primula minor
| authority = Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
| synonyms ={{species list |Primula atuntzuensis|Balf.f. & Forrest
|Primula helvenacea|Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
|Primula petraea|Balf.f. & Forrest}}
}}
Primula minor is a species of flowering plant within the family Primulaceae.{{cite web |title=Primula minor Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:702278-1 |access-date=2022-03-17 }} It was first described by Isaac Bayley Balfour and Frank Kingdon-Ward in 1915.{{IPNI |mode=cs1 |taxon=Primula minor |authority=Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward |id=702278-1 |access-date=2022-03-17}} It is a close relative of the species Primula graminifolia.[http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Primula/graminifolia encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Primula/graminifolia] Retrieved 2022-03-17
Description
Primula minor is a dwarf perennial plant. Its leaves are green, elliptical and narrow, growing from 3-8 cm long.[https://baike.sogou.com/v72548680.htm baike.sogou.com/v72548680.htm] Retrieved 2022-03-17 The leaf is cream on the underside.{{Cite book |last=Richards |first=John |title=Primula |publisher=Batsford |year=2014 |isbn=9781849942416 |page=197 }} Each flower has five petals, which are purple in colour. The eye of the flower is white. The flower stalks are narrow and can grow up to 17 cm. The stalk can hold up to eight flowers on its tip.[http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Primula/minor encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Primula/minor] Retrieved 2022-03-17
Distribution and habitat
Primula minor is endemic to western China. It is found in Northwest Yunnan at altitudes of 400 m or higher in both Bai Ma Shan and Da Xue Shan, growing on damp cliff faces and in close proximity to waterfalls.
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Category:Flora of South-Central China
Category:Taxa named by Frank Kingdon-Ward
Category:Taxa named by Isaac Bayley Balfour
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