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Strict primrose

Primula stricta

Also called Erect primrose, Coastal Primrose, Upright Primrose, Stiff Primrose

Strict primrose
Photo: Ettrig, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Subarctic
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Primula stricta, also known as the strict primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.

Where it grows

The native range of P. stricta is confined to the northern hemisphere where it possesses a Circumboreal distribution. It is a native to the countries of Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Siberia (Western) and Russia (Northern European). It can also be found throughout many of the following Canadian provinces: Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Nunavut, and Québec.

Other Primula plants

Primrose · Bluedome primrose · Primula algida · Primula allionii · Moonlight Primrose · Primula amethystina · Alpine primrose · Primula aureata · Auricula · Northern primrose · Primula bracteosa · Bulley's Primrose

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Primula stricta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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