''Primula minima'', the fairy primrose (a name it shares with ''
Primula malacoides''), is a species of flowering plant in the family
Primulaceae
The Primulaceae ( ), commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the Onagraceae, evening primrose family), are a family (biology), family of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous and woody flowering plants including some favourite garden pla ...
, native to the eastern Alps, Carpathians, and Balkan mountain ranges.
Although it is a high-elevation species, it relies more than expected on seed dispersal than clonal propagation.
It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers.
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minima
In mathematical analysis, the maximum and minimum of a function are, respectively, the greatest and least value taken by the function. Known generically as extremum, they may be defined either within a given range (the ''local'' or ''relative'' ...
Flora of Middle Europe
Flora of Southeastern Europe
Flora of the Alps
Flora of the Carpathians
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Plants described in 1753
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