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Primulaceae

Baby primrose

Primula malacoides Franch.

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Primula

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Baby primrose (Primula malacoides)
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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

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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.