Primula parryi, or Parry's primrose, is a herbaceous perennial native to wet areas from the subalpine zone to alpine tundra in the Rocky Mountains from Montana to Arizona and New Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Species: | P. parryi
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Flowers are magenta with yellow eyes. In the high mountains, they bloom in summer; at lower elevations, in late spring.
The whole plant has a skunklike smell.
Asa Gray named Parry's primrose for Charles Christopher Parry, who discovered it in 1861. Parry had previously named Grays Peak after him.[1]
References
edit- ^ Houk, Rose (1987). Wildflowers of the American West. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-87701-424-8.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Primula parryi.
Media related to Primula parryi at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Primula parryi at Wikispecies- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- Primula parryi in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- Native Plant Identification Network, USDA PLANTS Profile
