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Primulaceae

Birdeye primrose

Primula laurentiana Fernald

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Primula

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Birdeye primrose: Nom français : primevère laurentienne. Nom anglais : Laurentian primrose. Plant de primevère laurentienne, en milieu naturel.
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
English
Birdeye primrose
French
Primevère laurentienne
Icelandic
Lásalykill

Synonyms

  • Primula farinosa subsp. laurentiana (Fernald) Blasdale
  • Primula farinosa var. macropoda Fernald
  • Primula laurentiana f. chlorophylla Fernald
  • Primula laurentiana f. laurentiana
  • Primula mistassinica var. macropoda (Fernald) B.Boivin

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.