Primula matthioli, synonym Cortusa matthioli,[1] sometimes called alpine bells,[citation needed] is a flowering plant with a wide distribution in the Palearctic, both in Europe and in temperate Asia, from Siberia in the north to Afghanistan, Pakistan and China in the south.[1]
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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. matthioli
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Subspecies edit
Many subspecies are recognized.[1] Some have been treated as separate species, particularly in the formerly accepted genus Cortusa.[2]
- Primula matthioli subsp. altaica (Losinsk.) Kovt., syn. Cortusa altaica
- Primula matthioli subsp. brotheri (R.Knuth) Kovt., syns. Cortusa brotheri, Primula brotheri
- Primula matthioli subsp. discolor (Vorosch. & Gorovoj) Kovt., syn. Cortusa discolor
- Primula matthioli subsp. himalaica (Losinsk.) Kovt., syn. Cortusa himalaica
- Primula matthioli subsp. matthioli , syns. Cortusa gradissima, Primula cortusa
- Primula matthioli subsp. mongolica (Losinsk.) Kovt., syn. Cortusa mongolica
- Primula matthioli subsp. pekinensis (V.A.Richt.) Kovt., syns. Cortusa coreana, Cortusa pekinensis, Primula coreana
- Primula matthioli subsp. pubens (Schott, Nyman & Kotschy) Kovt., syn. Cortusa pubens
- Primula matthioli subsp. sachalinensis (Losinsk.) Kovt., syns. Cortusa amurensis, Cortusa jozana, Cortusa sachalinensis
- Primula matthioli subsp. sibirica (Andrz. ex Besser) Kovt., syns. Cortusa insularis, Cortusa jacutica, Cortusa sibirica
- Primula matthioli subsp. turkestanica (Losinsk.) Kovt., syn. Cortusa turkestanica
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Primula matthioli (L.) V.A.Richt." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Search for Cortusa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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