PRIMULA ELATIOR (L.) Hill – Oxlip

Syn.: Primula veris L. [var.] elatior L., Primula montana Opiz, Primula brachycalix Opiz in Bercht. et Opiz
Family: Primulaceae Vent.

Distribution: Western, Central and Southern Europe, Ural, Central and Southwestern Asia.
Habitat: Grows in wet meadows, deciduous woods, thickets, from foothils to mountains.
Description: Perennial herb, 10–30 cm high, the leaves in a basal rosette, grey-green, irregularly toothed. The calyx is tubular, corolla yellow, larger than in Cowslip. Flowers from March to April. The fruit is a capsule.


Photos 3. 4. 2004 (Czechia, Česká Rybná).