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==Description== [[Image:Primula veris flowers - Keila.jpg|thumb|Flowers]] [[File:Primula veris MHNT.BOT.2011.3.11.jpg|thumb|''Primula veris'' – [[MHNT]]]] [[File:Albrecht Dürer, Tuft of Cowslips, 1526, NGA 74162.jpg|alt=Image of a trust of cowslips, gouache on vellum|thumb|[[Albrecht Dürer]], Tuft of Cowslips, 1526, [[National Gallery of Art]], [[Washington, D.C.]], NGA 74162]] ''Primula veris'' is a variable [[evergreen]] or semi-evergreen [[perennial plant]] growing to {{convert|25|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall and broad, with a rosette of [[leaf|leaves]] 5–15 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The deep yellow [[flower]]s are produced in spring, in clusters of 10–30 blooms together on a single stem.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}</ref> Each flower is 9–15 mm broad. Red- and orange-flowered plants occur rarely but can be locally widespread in areas where coloured primula hybrids bloom at the same time as the native cowslip, enabling cross-pollination.
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