Primula stricta
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Primula stricta 3.JPG
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Primula
| species = stricta
| authority = Hornem.
| synonyms = {{Species list
|Aleuritia stricta |(Hornem.) Soják
|Androsace stricta| Hartm. ex Duby
|Primula hornemanniana |Lehm.
|Primula stricta var. glabrescens| F.Nyl. ex Nyl. & Saell.
}}
}}
Primula stricta, also known as the strict primrose,{{Cite web |date=2022-04-12 |title=Strict Primrose |url=https://eol.org/pages/584032 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=eol.org}} is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.{{Cite web |url=https://nature.ca/aaflora/data/www/prprst.htm |title=Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago |date=2011-05-01 |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Nature |last=Aiken |first=A.G. |last2=M.J. |first2=Dallwitz}}
Description
Primula stricta is a perennial plant growing from {{convert|5|-|20|cm|abbr=on}} tall. The species has basal rosette of leaves, which possess glandular hairs on their underside. Flowers stand on straight leafless stems, usually there are five flowers per stem.{{Cite web |title=Strict Primrose, Primula stricta - Flowers - NatureGate |url=https://luontoportti.com/en/t/2377/strict-primrose |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=luontoportti.com}} The petals are pink, however yellow and white is also present towards the centre of the flower.
Distribution
The native range of P. stricta is confined to the northern hemisphere where it possesses a Circumboreal distribution.{{Cite web |date=2015-07-29 |title=Primula stricta |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64321924/67730587 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=IUCN Red List International Union for Conservation of Nature}} It is a native to the countries of Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Siberia (Western) and Russia (Northern European).{{Cite web |title=Primula stricta Hornem. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30480203-2 |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}} It can also be found throughout many of the following Canadian provinces: Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Nunavut, and Québec.
Habitat
Primula stricta inhabits coastal and exposed habitats such as rocky outcrops, shingle shores, saltmarshes,{{Cite book |last=Perillo, Cahoon, Wolanski, Brinson |first=Gerardo M. E., Donald R., Eric, Mark |title=Coastal Wetlands An Integrated Ecosystem Approach |publisher=Elsevier Science |year=2009 |isbn=9780080932132 |pages=136}} sand dunes and beach ridges. It can also be found less commonly growing near to bodies of freshwater such as rivers, lakes and streams in poor quality soils. This species is found at altitudes ranging from 0 - 300m above sea level.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-12 |title=Primula Stricta |url=https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Primula.stricta |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.jstor.org}}