Primulaceae FAMILY
Primula elatior
Primula elatior
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Primula elatior is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Sweden to the Alps and S. Russia.
HabitatWoods and meadows on chalky boulder clay[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].