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Primula Parryi, Parry's Primrose


Plants > Wildflowers > Primulaceae > Primula Parryi
Parry's Primrose; Primula parryi (Parry's primrose), Alpine Lakes Trail, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Primula parryi (Parry's primrose), Alpine Lakes Trail, Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Common name:
Parry's primrose
Family:
Primrose (Primulaceae)
Scientific name:
Primula parryi
Main flower color:
Pink
Range:
The Great Basin and Rocky Mountain states
Height:
Between 3 and 16 inches
Habitat:
Wet locations at high elevations; boggy meadows, streamsides, snow-melt areas; 9,000 to 13,800 feet
Leaves:
Large, lanceolate, up to 12 inches long, with small edge teeth
Season:
June to August
Pintrest
Primula parryi is a distinctive, brightly-colored plant that produces many large, smooth, upwards-pointed basal leaves - up to 1 foot long, lined by small, evenly spaced teeth, and a single, thick, leafless stalk that rises to about the same height (or slightly more) as the leaves and is topped by a small number (3 to 12) of pink flowerheads. Leaves have a prominent, lighter-colored central vein, and faint lateral veins.

Flowers are formed of a green or purplish calyx and a pink corolla that opens to five lobes, about one inch across. The center of the flower is yellow. Flower stalks, and the outside of the corolla, are covered by tiny glandular hairs. The stalks are commonly bent by 90 degrees or more, so that the flowers point sideways. The corolla withers to purple. The plant exudes a bad, skunk-like smell, especially when touched.




Green leaves
Green leaves
Parry's Primrose
Basal leaves
Five-petaled flowers
Five-petaled flowers
Flowers and leaves
Flowers and leaves
Flowers, mostly withered
Flowers, mostly withered
Flowering stems
Flowering stems
Base of a stem
Base of a stem
Small flower cluster
Small flower cluster
Glandular corolla
Glandular corolla
Plant on scree
Plant on scree
Withered flowers
Withered flowers
Many flowers
Many flowers
Bright pink flowers
Bright pink flowers
Pink flowers
Pink flowers
Withering flowers
Withering flowers
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