Biology:Primula frenchii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Primula frenchii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Section: Primula sect. Dodecatheon
Species:
P. frenchii
Binomial name
Primula frenchii
(Vasey) A.R.Mast & Reveal
Synonyms[1]
  • R.Knuth (Vasey) Rydb.
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. frenchii Dodecatheon frenchii
  • Vasey Dodecatheon meadia subsp. membranaceum

Primula frenchii, French's shootingstar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.[1][2] It is native to the central and southern United States, in southern Illinois, Indiana , Kentucky, Arkansas, and Alabama. It grows in moist, shady areas such as ledges near streams and under sandstone cliffs.[1][2]

It was originally described as Dodecatheon meadia var. frenchii Vasey in 1891,[3] elevated to species in 1932,[4] then moved to the genus Primula in 2007.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Primula frenchii (Vasey) A.R.Mast & Reveal". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60447601-2. Retrieved 9 August 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Reveal, James L. (2009), "Dodecatheon frenchii", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 8, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416455, retrieved 9 August 2020 
  3. "Dodecatheon meadia var. frenchii Vasey". International Plant Names Index. http://ipni.org/n/82664-2. Retrieved 9 August 2020. 
  4. "Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.". International Plant Names Index. http://ipni.org/n/82622-2. Retrieved 9 August 2020. 
  5. "Primula frenchii (Vasey) A.R.Mast & Reveal". International Plant Names Index. http://ipni.org/n/60447601-2. Retrieved 9 August 2020. 

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