Biology:Primula chionantha

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Primula chionantha
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species:
P. chionantha
Binomial name
Primula chionantha
Balf.f. & Forrest
Synonyms[1]

Primula chionantha, the snow-white primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan in China.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Primula chionantha subsp. brevicula (Balf.f. & Forrest) A.J.Richards – Yunnan
  • Primula chionantha subsp. chionantha
  • Primula chionantha subsp. melanops (W.W.Sm. & Kingdon-Ward) A.J.Richards – Sichuan

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2556812 entry