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Primula veris
English : Common cowslip Spanish : Primula Estonian : Nurmenukk Portuguese : primavera Turkish : çuhaçiçeği Catalan : primula
Primula veris is a variable evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial plant growing to 25 cm tall . The species is native thro ughout most of temperate Europe and western Asia .
Flowers The deep yellow flowers are produced in spring , in clusters of 10-30 blooms together on a single stem . Each flower is 9 – 15 mm broad .
Leaves The rosette of wrinkled , toothed leaves is 5 – 15 cm long and 2 – 6 cm broad . Fruit The seed develops in fruit hidden by the sepals and takes an unusually long time to ripen .
Authors : Renor Õige , Tormi Talur ,