Biology:Primula alcalina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Species: | P. alcalina
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| Binomial name | |
| Primula alcalina Cholewa & Douglass M.Hend
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Primula alcalina, the alkali or bluedome primrose,[1][2] is a species of primrose found in central-east Idaho and Montana.[3]
Appearance and identification
Related species
Primula alcalina is closely related, and was once believed to be conspecific to, P. incana, the hoary primrose, but can be distinguished from that species by the size and colour of its flowers (smaller and white, as opposed to pale purple), and by cellular-level differences, having a significantly lower chromosome number.[4][5][6]
It is believed to be a sister taxon to Primula modesta of Japan.[7]
Physical description
Primula alcalina has leaves measuring 1–4 cm in length with glabrous (hairless) surfaces.[8][3] It roots are fibrous and its rhizomes are thin and relatively short.[3][8] Its flowers grow on unbranched umbels at the top of a flower stem which can vary between 6.5 and 24 cm in height.[3] There can be as many as 10 flowers, which grow on purplish-green pedicels.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Primula alcalina: Alkali Primrose". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129456/Primula_alcalina.
- ↑ "Primula alcalina Cholewa & Douglass M.Hend." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5414311.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Alkali Primrose — Primula alcalina" (in en). https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDPRI080Q0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cholewa, Anita F.; Henderson, Douglass M. (1984-01-01). "Primula alcalina (Primulaceae): A new species from Idaho" (in en). Brittonia 36 (1): 59–62. doi:10.2307/2806292. ISSN 1938-436X. https://doi.org/10.2307/2806292.
- ↑ "Primula incana M.E.Jones" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5414302.
- ↑ Moseley, Robert K. (Feb 1989). Report on the Conservation Status of Primula alcalina, a Proposed Candidate Species (Report). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. https://idfg.idaho.gov/ifwis/idnhp/cdc_pdf/moser89b.pdf.
- ↑ Richards, John (2014-11-24) (in en). Primula. Batsford Books. ISBN 978-1-84994-241-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=pxqUEAAAQBAJ&dq=Primula+alcalina&pg=PA200.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Primula alcalina in Global Plants on JSTOR". https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Primula.alcalina.
Wikidata ☰ Q17251160 entry
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