Primrose Family

The Primulaceae are a faimily o yerbaceous flouerin plants wi aboot 24 genera, includin some favorite gairden plants an wildflouers, commonly kent as the primrose faimily.

Genera

• Androsace L. (syn. Douglasia, Vitaliana) – rock jasmine, rock-jasmine, rockjasmine
• Bryocarpum Hook. f. & Thomson
• Cortusa L.
• Dionysia Fenzl
• Dodecatheon L. – shooting star, shootingstar
• Hottonia L. – hottonia
• Kaufmannia Regel
• Omphalogramma (Franch.) Franch.
• Pomatosace Maxim.
• Primula L. – primrose, cowslip, oxlip
• Soldanella L. – snowbells
• Stimpsonia C.Wright ex A.Gray

Genera includit in Myrsinaceae

These genera, tradeetionally includit in Primulaceae, should, accordin tae Källersjö et al. (2000), alang tae the faimily Myrsinaceae:

• Anagallis L. – anagallis, scarlet pimpernel
• Ardisiandra Hook. f.
• Asterolinon Hoffmans. & Link.
• Badula Juss.
• Samolus L. – brookweed, waterpimpernel
• Coris L.
• Cyclamen L. – cyclamen
• Glaux L. – sea milkwort
• Lysimachia L. – loosestrife, yellow loosestrife, yellae pimpernel
• Pelletiera A. St.-Hil.
• Trientalis L.

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