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Primulaceae

Greenland primrose

Primula egaliksensis Wormsk.

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Primula

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Common names

By language (3)
English
Greenland primrose
Icelandic
Davíðslykill
Swedish
Grönlandsviva

Synonyms

  • Primula egaliksensis f. egaliksensis
  • Primula egaliksensis f. violacea Fernald
  • Primula farinosa subsp. groenlandica (Warm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
  • Primula farinosa var. groenlandica (Warm.) Pax
  • Primula groenlandica (Warm.) A.W.Hill
  • Primula groenlandica (Warm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
  • Primula sibirica var. minor Duby
  • Primula stricta var. groenlandica Warm.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.