Rare Plant Field Guide

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Photo Copyright © 1999 by B. Jennings Primulaceae (Primrose Family) Look Alikes: P. incana is taller, more robust, has larger flowers, and green leaf pedicels. P. incana also has leaves, upper stem and calyx which are usually white-farinose, at least when young, and small teeth near the leaf apex. Flowering/Fruiting Period: Flowers June-July. Habitat: Wet meadows, streambanks, willow carrs and rich fens, on hummocks. Elev. 9000-9800 ft. Photo Copyright © 1999 by J. Sanderson Distribution: Alaska, Yukon, east to Labrador and Greenland, south to British Columbia; disjunct in Wyoming and Colorado (Park Co.). References: Hultén 1968; Welsh 1974. Please send comments to: Colorado Natural Heritage Program 254 General Services Building, Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO 80523 · (970) 491-2992