Primula elatior (L.) L. subsp. elatior (syn. Primula elatior (L.) Hill subsp. elatior)

Taxomy: Fam. Primulaceae// Genus: Primula// Species: Primula elatior (L.) L.// Subspecies: Primula elatior (L.) L. subsp. elatior.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) as Primula elatior (L.) Hill subsp. elatior, Veg. Syst. 8: 25 (1765). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Marhold, 2011+) is Primula elatior (L.) L. subsp. elatior, Fl. Angl.: 12. 1754.

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Europe according to the Plants of the World online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Streams and wet places in mountain pastures at c. 1450 – 1500 m altitude (Ponikva).

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle, pedicels, bracts and side view of flowers (calyx). Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle, pedicels, bracts and side view of flowers (calyx). Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle, pedicels, bracts and side view of flowers (calyx). Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle, pedicels, bracts and side view of flowers (calyx). Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle, pedicels, bracts and side view of flowers (calyx). Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle, pedicels, bracts and side view of flowers (calyx). Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle, pedicels, bracts and side view of flowers (calyx). Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – peduncle. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – capsules form the previous year. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – leaf lamina. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Primula elatior subsp. elatior – base of leaf lamina ad leaf petiole. Osogovo – Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Primula elatior subsp. elatior. Plants of the World online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77227258-1 [Accessed 15.04.2023].

Primula L. Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 798 – 803.

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