Piedmontese primrose
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Piedmontese primrose ( Primula pedemontana ) |
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The Piedmontese primrose ( Primula pedemontana ) is a species of plant that belongs to the genus of primroses ( Primula ). It is close to the hairy primrose ( Primula hirsuta ).
description
The Piedmont primrose is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of up to 15 centimeters. The stem is covered with glandular hairs, strong and reaches twice the length of the leaves. The leaves are basal, usually with entire margins, rarely weakly serrated, up to 5 inches long and up to 3 inches wide. They gradually narrow into the stem. On the surface they are more or less bare, only the edge is covered with short, red glandular hairs.
The flowers are dark pink to purple in color and 20 to 25 millimeters wide. The flower stalks are 2 to 12 millimeters long. The flowers are arranged in umbels with few flowers. The chalice has short tips. The corolla lobes are spread out and edged, the throat is white. The corolla tube is covered on the outside with glandular hair.
The flowering period extends from May to July.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 62.
Occurrence
This species occurs in the Graian and Cottian Alps subalpine to alpine on lime-poor soils, lawns, rubble and crevices at altitudes of 1400 to 3000 meters.
literature
- Gunter Steinbach (Ed.): Alpine flowers (Steinbach's natural guide). Mosaik Verlag GmbH, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-576-10558-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Primula pedemontana at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
