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Primula veris, commonly known as cowslip, is a spring-flowering plant native to Europe and western Asia that belongs to the primrose family. It has been valued historically for its medicinal uses and cultural significance, and today it remains popular in gardens and natural habitats, though it is protected by law in some regions due to declining populations.
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cowslip
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPrimulaceae
Native toAlbania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia
Common Name: cow slip
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Primula veris, the cowslip, common cowslip, or cowslip primrose (syn. Primula officinalis Hill), is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the primrose family Primulaceae. The species is native throughout most of temperate Europe and western Asia, and although absent from more northerly areas including much of northwest Scotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney and in Scandinavia. This species frequently hybridizes with other Primulas such as the common primrose Primula vulgaris to form false oxlip (Primula × polyantha) which is often confused with true oxlip (Primula elatior), a much rarer plant.
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