Primulaceae
Silvery primrose
Primula incana
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Primula
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Primula incanaPrimulaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Silvery primrose
- Icelandic
- Grálykill
Synonyms
- Primula americana Rydb.
- Primula farinosa subsp. incana (M.E.Jones) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
- Primula farinosa var. incana (M.E.Jones) Fernald
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: 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.