| Primula parryi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Species: | P. parryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Primula parryi | |
Primula parryi, or Parry's primrose, is a herbaceous perennial native to wet areas from the subalpine zone to alpine tundra in the Rocky Mountains from Montana to Arizona and New Mexico.
Flowers are magenta with yellow eyes. In the high mountains, they bloom in summer; at lower elevations, in late spring.
The whole plant has a skunklike smell.
Asa Gray named Parry's primrose for Charles Christopher Parry, who discovered it in 1861. Parry had previously named Grays Peak after him.1
References
References
- Houk, Rose (1987). Wildflowers of the American West. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-87701-424-8.
External links
External links
- Media related to Primula parryi at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Primula parryi at Wikispecies
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- Primula parryi in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- "Primula parryi". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin.