Primula vulgaris 歐報春、歐洲報春花、西洋櫻草

Common name: Primose
Scientific name: Primula vulgaris 歐報春、歐洲報春花、西洋櫻草
Genus: Primula 報春花屬
Family: Primulaceae 報春花科, primrose family

Origin: native 

Remarks: It is specially protected by law in Northern Ireland.

Date: 6th April

[170] Perennial. A cluster of thrum-form plants.

[158] Thrum-form plant.

[157] Pin-form plant.

[165] Leaves 8-15 cm, in a basal rosette, sparsely hairy above (could not be seen in the above photo).

[166] Underside of the leaf.

[167_1] Leaves pubescent below, tapering gradually to base.

[164] Flowers arising singly from base of plant. But the photo above showing an inflorescence with different stages of flowers. Maybe it is not Primula vulgaris but a hybrid. Its identity needed to be confirmed later.*

[*According to Biological Flora of the British Isles: Primula vulgaris Huds. (P. acaulis (L.) Hill), plants occur occasionally with the umbels on a scape up to 10 cm high and shorter pedicels than normal (var. caulescens W.D.J. Koch).]

[164_1] Flower buds.

[164_2] Buds start blooming.

[160_1] Side-view of the flowers showing the white petals and the green sepals, stalks about 10 cm long, with shaggy hairs.

[162] Flower about 3 cm across. This is a pin-form flower, see the enlarged photo below:

[162_1] Pin-form flower, the stigma is higher than the anthers (It could be seen above)

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[163] Thrum-form flower, see the enlarged photo below:

[163_1] Thrum-form flower, 5 anthers are protruding from the flower, with stigma hidden down below (could not be seen in above photo).