Primula minima

Primula minima, the fairy primrose (a name it shares with Primula malacoides), is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to the eastern Alps, Carpathians, and Balkan mountain ranges.^[1] Although it is a high-elevation species, it relies more than expected on seed dispersal than clonal propagation.^[2] It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers.^[3]

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Primula minima
Flower
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Primula
Species:	P. minima
Binomial name
Primula minima L.
Synonyms[1]
List Aretia minima (L.) Link Aretia truncata Link Auricula minima (L.) Spach Auricula villosa Spach Auricula-ursi minima (L.) Soják Kablikia minima (L.) Opiz Kablikia truncata (Lehm.) Opiz Primula minima f. alba Bercht. & J.Presl Primula minima f. caulescens Wimm. & Grab. Primula minima var. caulescens Wimm. & Grab. Primula minima f. fimbriata Tausch Primula minima var. multidentata Sünd. Primula minima f. subacaulis Wimm. & Grab. Primula minima var. subacaulis Wimm. & Grab. Primula pseudoforsteri Dalla Torre & Sarnth. Primula sauteri Schultz Primula truncata Lehm.