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Primulaceae

American cowslip

Primula meadia (L.) A.R.Mast & Reveal

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Primula

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Common names

By language (8)
Chinese
小花流星報春, 小花流星报春, 流星报春
Czech
Boží květ zahradní, Božskokvět zahradní
English
American cowslip, Pride of Ohio, Pride-of-Ohio, Shooting-star
Finnish
Vuorijumaltenkukka
French
Giroselle
Persian
دوزینه
Polish
Bożykwiat Meada
Swedish
Tolvgudablomma

Synonyms

  • Dodecatheon angustifolium Raf.
  • Dodecatheon brachycarpum Small
  • Dodecatheon californicum A.Murray bis
  • Dodecatheon cordatum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon crenatum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon cuneatum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon ellipticum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon flexuosum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon hugeri Small
  • Dodecatheon integrifolium Michx.
  • Dodecatheon integrifolium var. album Nutt.
  • Dodecatheon longifolium Raf.
  • Dodecatheon lutescens C.Z.Nelson
  • Dodecatheon meadia L.
  • Dodecatheon meadia f. alba J.F.Macbr.
  • Dodecatheon meadia f. meadia
  • Dodecatheon meadia f. pallidum Fassett
  • Dodecatheon meadia f. sedens Fassett
  • Dodecatheon meadia subsp. brachycarpum (Small) R.Knuth
  • Dodecatheon meadia subsp. eumeadia R.Knuth
  • Dodecatheon meadia subsp. hugeri (Small) R.Knuth
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. album Tubergen
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. brachycarpum (Small) Fassett
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. genuinum Fassett
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. integrifolium Durand
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. meadia
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. obesum Fassett
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. stanfieldii (Small) Fassett
  • Dodecatheon media Greene
  • Dodecatheon obovatum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon obtusum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon ovatum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon parviflorum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. exquisitum J.F.Macbr. & Payson
  • Dodecatheon reflexum Salisb.
  • Dodecatheon serratum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon stanfieldii Small
  • Dodecatheon triflorum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon undatum Raf.
  • Dodecatheon uniflorum Raf.

and 3 more.

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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.