Primula farinosa, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 17

4. P. farinosa L. , Sp. Pl. 143 (1753) .

Farinose or efarinose; heterostylous. Leaves 1-10 x 0-3-2 cm, oblanceolate to elliptical, obtuse, entire or finely denticulate, green above, usually farinose beneath; petiole variable in length, winged. Scape 3-20 cm, 2- to many-flowered. Bracts 2-8 mm, linear-lanceolate to subulate, gibbous at the base. Pedicels up to twice as long as bracts, lengthening in fruit. Calyx 3-6 mm, often tinged with black or purple, cylindrical or urceolate; teeth obtuse, rarely acute. Corolla 8-16 mm in diameter, lilac-pink, rarely purple or white, yellow in the throat. Capsule 5-9 mm, equalling or up to twice as long as calyx. Marshes and damp meadows, usually on baserich soils. From Scotland and C. Sweden southwards to C. Spain and Bulgaria, mainly in the mountains. Au Br Bu Cz Da Fe Ga Ge He Hs Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W) Su.