automatic taxobox image English Primrose.JPG image caption Primula vulgaris taxon Primulaceae authority tienne Pierre Ventenat Vent. subdivision ranks Genera subdivision See text Primulaceae is a family biology family of flowering plant s with about 24 genus genera , including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. It is also known as the primrose family. Genera Androsace L. syn. Douglasia , Vitaliana rock jasmine, rock jasmine, rockjasmine Badula Juss. Bryocarpum Hook. f. & Thomson Cortusa L. Dionysia plant Dionysia Fenzl Dodecatheon L. shooting star, shootingstar Hottonia L. hottonia Kaufmannia Regel Omphalogramma Franch. Franch. Pomatosace Maxim. Primula L. Primula vulgaris primrose , Primula veris cowslip , oxlip Soldanella L. snowbell s Stimpsonia C.Wright ex A.Gray Genera included in Myrsinaceae The following genera, traditionally included in Primulaceae, should, according to K llersj et al. 2000 , belong to the family Myrsinaceae Anagallis L. anagallis, scarlet pimpernel Ardisiandra Hook. f. Asterolinon Hoffmans. & Link. Brookweed Samolus L. brookweed, waterpimpernel Coris plant Coris L. Cyclamen L. cyclamen sea milkwort Glaux L. sea milkwort Lysimachia L. loosestrife, yellow loosestrife, yellow pimpernel Pelletiera A. St. Hil. Trientalis L. In the APG III system , Myrsinaceae was not recognized, but was sunk into Primulaceae, which in that system is Circumscription taxonomy circumscribed very broadly. References commons category http plants.usda.gov java ClassificationServlet?source display&classid Primulaceae Primulaceae at USDA http www.rbgkew.org.uk cgi bin web.dbs genlist.pl?PRIMULACEAE Primulaceae RBG Kew K llersj , M., G. Bergqvist & A. A. Anderberg. 2000. Generic realignment in primuloid families of the Ericales s. l. a phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from three chloroplast genes and morphology. Amer. J. Bot . 87 1325&ndash 1341. External links http www.topwalks.net plants generos primulaceae 01.htm Primulaceae in Topwalks Categor ... more details
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