Fairy Primrose
Primula malacoides
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh & more
How to identify Fairy Primrose
Identify Fairy Primrose by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tiered whorls of small pink flowers (fairy primrose).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Primulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Fairy Primrose.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Primula malacoides
- Genus
- Primula
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Their hairy leaves measure at 4–8cm and are a pale-green colour.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fairy Primrose itself; the rest are typical of the Primulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fairy Primrose itself; the rest are typical of the Primulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Fairy Primrose
Fairy Primrose (Primula malacoides) belongs to the Primulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and 2 other states.
Primulaceae
Primrose Or Primula Family
Fairy Primrose belongs to the Primulaceae family.
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