Taxonomy

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Clade: Tracheophytes
• Clade: Angiosperms
• Clade: Eudicots
• Clade: Superasterids
• Clade: Asterids
• Order: Ericales
• Family: Primulaceae
• Subfamily: Primuloideae
• Genus: Primula
• Species: Primula vulgaris

Subspecies

Primula vulgaris subsp. rubra

Primula vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

• Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

• P. vulgaris subsp. alpina Kanak & Gajić, 1979;
• P. vulgaris subsp. atlantica (Maire & Wilczek) Greuter & Burdet, 1982;
• P. vulgaris subsp. balearica (Willk.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest, 1928;
• P. vulgaris subsp. rubra (Sm.) Arcang., 1882, D;
• P. vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Huds., 1762, P.

Hybridizes with:

• P. elatior (L.) Hill, 1765 to produce P. × digenea A.Kern., 1875, P;
• P. veris subsp. columnae (Ten.) Maire & Petitm., 1908 to produce P. × polyantha nothosubsp. ternovania (A.Kern.) Niketić, 2023;
• P. veris subsp. veris L., 1753 to produce P. × polyantha nothosubsp. polyantha Mill., 1768, P.

Photographs

Sources

• Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 932). Biotope.