Auricula

Primula auricula

''Primula auricula'', often known as auricula, mountain cowslip or bear's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, that grows on basic rocks in the mountain ranges of central Europe, including the western Alps, Jura mountains, the Vosges, the Black Forest and the Tatra Mountains.
Primula auricula Aurikel  Geotagged,Primula auricula,Spring,Switzerland

Appearance

It is an evergreen perennial growing to 20 cm tall by 25 cm wide. The leaves are obovate and stalkless, with a cartilaginous edge, all growing in a basal rosette, and sometimes covered in a mealy white bloom. The yellow flowers grow in clusters on 5–20 cm long stalks.

The specific epithet ''auricula'' means "ear-shaped", and refers to the shape of the leaves.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusPrimula
SpeciesP. auricula
Photographed in
Switzerland