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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Primula vulgaris grows in woodland margins and hedgerows across the British Isles.
Vienna, Austria; 2005-03-23 |
![primrose / Primula vulgaris: _Primula vulgaris_ grows in woodland margins and hedgerows across the British Isles.](img/351042.jpg) |
Primula vulgaris exhibits heterostyly, whereby different plants have different arrangements of stamens and stigmas. In this ‘thrum’ individual, the stamens are long and the carpel is short.
Reichenau, Austria; 2006-07-14 |
![primrose / Primula vulgaris: _Primula vulgaris_ exhibits heterostyly, whereby different plants have different arrangements of stamens and stigmas. In this ‘thrum’ individual, the stamens are long and the carpel is short.](img/933656.jpg) |
In this ‘pin’ individual, the stamens are short and the carpel is long.
Reichenau, Austria; 2006-07-14 |
![primrose / Primula vulgaris: In this ‘pin’ individual, the stamens are short and the carpel is long.](img/618524.jpg) |
Although Primula vulgaris usually produces its umbels of flowers at ground level, occasional plants have a tall scape like P. elatior or P. × polyantha; their tapering-based leaves reveal them to be P. vulgaris.
Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2019-03-28 |
![primrose / Primula vulgaris: Although _Primula vulgaris_ usually produces its umbels of flowers at ground level, occasional plants have a tall scape like _P. elatior_ or _P._ × _polyantha_; their tapering-based leaves reveal them to be _P. vulgaris_.](img/752307.jpg) |
All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.
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