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Primula veris L.

cowslip (Primulaceae)

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Very widespreadSlight tendencySE
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Primula veris grows in grasslands that are not too acid across most of the British Isles.

Niederösterreich, Austria; 2004-04-09

 cowslip / Primula veris: _Primula veris_ grows in grasslands that are not too acid across most of the British Isles.

The flowers of Primula veris are smaller and less open than Primula vulgaris or Primula elatior, and have red spots at the base of the petals.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2010-04-25

 cowslip / Primula veris: The flowers of _Primula veris_ are smaller and less open than _Primula vulgaris_ or _Primula elatior_, and have red spots at the base of the petals.

The fruit of Primula veris is a 10-toothed capsule, largely hidden by the dried calyx-tube.

Icomb (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2018-09-26

 cowslip / Primula veris: The fruit of _Primula veris_ is a 10-toothed capsule, largely hidden by the dried calyx-tube.

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