Primula cusickiana var. maguirei
Brittonia 53: 155. 2001 ,.
Common names: Maguire primrose
Basionym: Primula maguirei L. O. Williams Amer. Midl. Naturalist 17: 747, fig. 1. 1936
Synonyms: Primula cusickiana subsp. maguirei (L. O. Williams) A. J. Richards
Plants glabrous except for white farina on involucral-bracts and calyces. Leaves shorter than scape; blade spatulate, margins subentire. Corolla-tubes 7–10 mm, length 1.5–2 times calyx.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Cliff faces and ledges
Elevation: 1500 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Variety maguirei is known from Logan Canyon. It is distinguished from other members of the complex by its more-spatulate, almost entire leaf blades. It was federally listed as threatened in 1985.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
No values specified."timescalyx" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."-2timesbracts" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."-2timescalyx" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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hypogynous +
connivent +
emarginate +
acute;obtuse +
ciliolate +
spatulate +
absent +
green +
campanulate +
dehiscent +
ovoid +
globose +
Maguire primrose +
1.5-2 times calyx +
campanulate +
Utah. +
straight +
starchless +
copious +
white +
distinct +
heterostylous +
bisexual +
valvate +
simple +
nectariferous +
absent +
2-8-flowered +
unequal +
petiolate +
shorter +
not reflexed +
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farinose +
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Primula cusickiana var. maguirei +
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