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Primula × polyantha Mill.

false oxlip (Primulaceae)

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Primula × polyantha is a hybrid between P.  vulgaris and P. veris; it resembles P. elatior, but the flower-stalks are 20%–35% as long as the scape, rather than around 10% as in P. elatior.

Aston Rowant (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-04-01

 false oxlip / Primula × polyantha: _Primula_ × _polyantha_ is a hybrid between _P.  vulgaris_ and _P. veris_; it resembles _P. elatior_, but the flower-stalks are 20%–35% as long as the scape, rather than around 10% as in _P. elatior_.

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