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Primula hirsuta

Family : PRIMULACEAE (Primrose Family)
Common Name (UK) : Stinking Primrose
Common Name (DE) : Behaarte Schlüsselblume
Common Name (FR) : Primevère hirsute, Primevère hérisée
Habitat : Rocks, rock slides, grasslands.
Remarks : Leaves are viscous on both sides, stem is quite short. Not to be confused with P. pedemontana which has non viscous leaves and a rather long stem.
First appearing : June
Abundance :

  • Photo Date :June 8, 2007
  • Location :Horlachbach river valley near Niederthai, Austria (Öztal).
    N47° 09.824' E11° 00.120'
  • Elevation :2169m
  • Photo Date :June 8, 2007
  • Location :Above Niederthai, Ötztal, Austria (Tirol).
    N47° 08.136' E10° 57.389'
  • Elevation : 2100m