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The authors precisely specify the variants within individual species with a description of morphological features that are the result of their own field experience. The colour variants of the common primrose are listed in detail as possible clinal versus genetic variations, from almost completely white, which are characteristic of the Mediterranean region, to various shades of yellow, which are characteristic of the interior of Slovenia. They provide scientific studies that explain these colour variations. They also list colour variations of other species in more detail, supported by historical sources of their descriptions.
Dedication 13
Recenzion 1 17
Recenzion 2 19
Foreword 27
Introduction 31
Taxonomy of Primroses 35
Characteristics of Family Primulaceae 45
Characteristics of Genus Primula 49
Pollination and fertilisation 51
Hybrids 55
Primroses in Slovenia in Historical (Floristic) Sources 57
Species of Primroses in Slovenia 71
Primula auricula L. – auricula, mountain cowslip 73
Primula carniolica Jacq. – Carniolan primrose 79
Primula × venusta Host – Idrija primrose 87
Primula elatior (L.) Hill – true oxlip 95
Hybrids P. vulgaris × P. elatior 101
Primula farinosa L. – bird’s eye primrose 105
Primula halleri J. F. Gmelin (syn. P. longiflora All.) – long-flowered primrose 109
Primula minima L. – fairy primrose 113
Primula veris L. – cowslip primrose 117
Hybrids P. veris × P. vulgaris 125
Primula × polyantha Mill. 129
Primula × ternovania A. Kern. 131
Primula villosa Wulfen 135
Primula vulgaris Huds. – common primrose 139
Primula wulfeniana Schott – Wulfen’s primrose 155
Determination key for Primula L. – Primrose 159
Taxon list of primroses in Slovenia 162
Hybrids 164
Primroses In Horticulture 167
Slovenian primroses in horticulture 177
Ethnobotany 185
acknowledgements 189
Literature 190
Index Images 200
Index 206
