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Oxlip, Waldschlüsselblume
Primula elatior (L.)
51.0888, 10.5262
Field Notes
Description:
Herbaceous perennial plant with a rosette of leaves 5–15 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The light yellow flowers are produced in the spring between April and May.
Habitat:
Nutrient- and calcium-rich damp woods and meadows throughout Europe with northern bordes in Denmark and southern parts of Sweden, eastwards to Altai Mountains and on the Kola Peninsula in Russia
Notes:
Medicinal use: Flowers used in tea have a mucolytic effect.
It may be confused with the closely related Primula veris (cowslip) which has a similar general appearance although P. veris has smaller, bellshaped, bright yellow flowers (and red dots inside the flower), and a corolla tube without folds. The leaves of P. veris are more spade-shaped than P. elatior.
Reference Links:
Primula elatior (L.) Hill
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PublishedMarch 28, 2011
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