primrose
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Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads (synset 112111407)
is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestssubtypes:
- english primrose, primula vulgaris - plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers
- cowslip, paigle, primula veris - early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
- oxlip, paigle, primula elatior - Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
- chinese primrose, primula sinensis - cultivated Asiatic primrose
- auricula, bear's ear, primula auricula - yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
- polyanthus, primula polyantha - florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
belongs to: genus primula - very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowerssame as: primula
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