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Sierra primrose

Primula suffrutescens

Sierra primrose
Photo: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0
Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
California
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Primula suffrutescens is a species of primrose known by the common name Sierra primrose.

Where it grows

It is endemic to California, where it grows in the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Ranges. It grows in rock cracks, blooming in July and August.

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 suffrutescens 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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