Primula vulgaris Huds.
(Primrose)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Primula vulgaris (garden form)
Cultivated Primula
Plant (Click to open)
 		Variety 1 images
Primula vulgaris scaped form
a primrose
Flowers (Click to open)
 		Aberration 7 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPrimula vulgaris (Primrose)
GenusPrimula (cowslips and primroses)
FamilyPRIMULACEAE (primroses, loosestrifes and pimpernels)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Primula vulgaris (Primrose) :
1: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
30 Mar 2016 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
thrum-flowered primrose, in churchyard . Photos: pollen
Image 1: Plant with flowersImage 2: Plant with flowers (2)Image 3: Thrum pollen - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Thrum pollen - magnified - white background (2)Image 5: Thrum pollen - magnified - white background (3)Image 6: Thrum pollen - magnified - white background (4)Image 7: Thrum pollen - magnified - white background (5)Image 8: Thrum pollen - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 9: Thrum pollen - outline focus - magnified - white background
2: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
12 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU40 50° 50’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Leaf - hairs from underside - magnifiedImage 2: Leaf - stomata - magnified
3: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
26 Apr 2004 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Bucks (VC 24) England
Image 1: Calyx - enlargedImage 2: Leaf - under-surface - magnifiedImage 3: Leaf - under-surface - magnified (2)Image 4: Leaf - under-surface - magnified (3)
4: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
15 Apr 2004 OSGR: SX88 50° 40’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Flowers - pin-eyed - close-upImage 2: Flowers - pin-eyed - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant - pin-eyed - in situImage 4: Plant - pin-eyed - in situ (2)Image 5: Plants - in situImage 6: Plants - in situ (2)Image 7: Plants - in situ (3)Image 8: Plants - in situ (4)Image 9: Plants - on bank - in situImage 10: Plant - thrum-eyed - close-upImage 11: Flower - pin-eyed - enlargedImage 12: Flower - thrum-eyed - enlargedImage 13: Plant hair - from leaf - microscope low magnification
5: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
8 Apr 2002 OSGR: SO90 51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: Pin-eyed flowers - close-upImage 2: Pin-eyed flowers - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant with thrum-eyed flowersImage 4: Plant with thrum-eyedflowersImage 5: Thrum-eyed flowers - close-up
6: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
11 Mar 2000 OSGR: SY39 50° 40’ N, 2° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Flowers - pin-eyedImage 2: In situImage 3: In situ (2)Image 4: In situ (3)Image 5: In situ (4)
7: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
26 Feb 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: FlowersImage 2: In situImage 3: Pin-eyed flower - centre - macroImage 4: Pin-eyed flower - close-upImage 5: Thrum-eyed flower - centre - macroImage 6: Thrum-eyed flower - close-up
8: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
3 May 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Pin-flowered primrose
Image 1: Flower - centre close-upImage 2: Flower - face viewImage 3: Flower - LSImage 4: Flower - LS - detailImage 5: Flower - side viewImage 6: Flower - side view (2)Image 7: Leaf - uppersideImage 8: Leaf - upperside - close-upImage 9: Leaf - undersideImage 10: Leaf - underside - close-upImage 11: Peduncle - close-upImage 12: PollenImage 13: Pollen (2)Image 14: Pollen (3)Image 15: Pollen (4)Image 16: Pollen - surface ornamentationImage 17: Pollen - surface ornamentation (2)Image 18: Pollen - surface ornamentation (3)
9: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
3 May 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Thrum-flowered primrose
Image 1: Flower - centre - close-upImage 2: Flower - faceImage 3: Flower - face (2)Image 4: Flower - LSImage 5: Flower - LS - detailImage 6: PollenImage 7: Pollen (2)Image 8: Pollen (3)Image 9: Pollen - optical sectionImage 10: Pollen - optical section (2)Image 11: Pollen - surface ornamentationImage 12: Pollen - surface ornamentation (2)Image 13: Pollen - surface ornamentation (3)Image 14: Pollen - surface view
10: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
26 Apr 1986 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Pin-eyed flower - close-upImage 2: Plants - in situImage 3: Thrum-eyed flower - close-up
11: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
11 Apr 1976 OSGR: TQ02 51° 0’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Thrum-eyed plant
Image 1: Thrum-eyed plant - close-up
12: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
14 May 1973 OSGR: SE66 54° 0’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Bank of Primroses
13: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
6 Apr 1969 OSGR: TQ21 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Thrum- and pin-eyed primroses
Image 1: Thrum- and pin-eyed flowers
14: Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
seeds (from commercial supplier)
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)

Primula vulgaris (Primrose) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Primula vulgaris (Primrose)
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