Primulaceae
Japanese primrose
Primula japonica
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Primula
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Common names
By language (15)
- arz
- بريمولا جابونيكا
- Bulgarian
- Японска иглика
- Chinese
- 日本报春, 日本櫻草, 九輪草
- Czech
- Prvosenka japonská
- English
- Japanese primrose, Japanese cowslip, Queen of primroses, Valley red
- Finnish
- Japaninesikko
- French
- Primevère du Japon, Primevere du Japon
- German
- Etagenprimel
- hsb
- Japanski kropačk
- Icelandic
- Japanslykill
- Japanese
- クリンソウ, 九輪草
- Persian
- پریمولا ژاپنی
- Polish
- Pierwiosnek japoński
- Russian
- Первоцвет японский, Примула японская
- Welsh
- Briallen Fair Japan
Synonyms
- Aleuritia japonica (A.Gray) Soják
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 78 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leah Fulton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nico Carl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Littlepye, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: claudine Gränicher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: アリストン, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jeff Davis, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.