Primulaceae
Baby primrose
Primula malacoides
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Primula
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 報春花, 报春花, 樱花草
- English
- Baby primrose, Fairy primrose
- Polish
- Pierwiosnek miękki
Synonyms
- Auganthus malacoides (Franch.) Soják
- Primula delicata Petitm.
- Primula forbesii subsp. delicata (Petitm.) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
- Primula malacoides subsp. pseudomalacoides (L.B.Stewart) W.W.Sm. & Forrest
- Primula pseudomalacoides L.B.Stewart ex Balf.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to October (from 93 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony King, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Dryas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Madhavi Bhatia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Dryas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Andrea Sch., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: 張家瑜, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Suyog Rai, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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). About our plant data.