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|accepted_name=Primula laurentiana
|accepted_authority=Fernald
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Rhodora
|place=30: 68. 1928 ,
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|common_names=Bird’s-eye primrose;primevère laurentienne
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Primula farinosa var. macropoda
|authority=Fernald
|publication_title=Rhodora
|publication_place=9: 16. 1907,
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Primula mistassinica var. macropoda
|authority=(Fernald) B. Boivin
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|hierarchy=Primulaceae;Primula;Primula laurentiana
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Primulaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Primula]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Primula laurentiana]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 8
|mention_page=page 291, 294
|treatment_page=page 293
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>10–48 cm, herbaceous; rhizomes thin, short; rosettes not clumped; vegetative parts usually farinose but sometimes efarinose in age. <b>Leaves</b> not aromatic, indistinctly petiolate; petiole broadly winged; blade without deep reticulate veins abaxially, oblanceolate to spatulate, 3–10 × 0.4–1.3 cm, thin, margins crenate, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces glabrous. <b>Inflorescences</b> 3–12-flowered; involucral bracts saccate, ± equal. <b>Pedicels</b> erect or spreading, sturdy, 5–10 mm, length ca. 2 times bracts, somewhat flexuous. <b>Flowers</b> homostylous; calyx green, campanulate, 5–8 mm; corolla lavender, tube 6–9 mm, length 1.5–2 times calyx, eglandular, limb 10–16 mm diam., lobes 5–8 mm, apex emarginate. <b>Capsules</b> ellipsoid, length 1.5–2 times calyx. <b>Seeds</b> without flanged edges, reticulate. <b>2n</b> = 72.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering summer.
|habitat=Moist open areas, meadows and stream banks on calcareous soils
|elevation=0-300 m
|distribution=N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Maine.
|discussion=<p><i>Primula laurentiana</i> is the octoploid member of a polyploid complex of sect. Aleuritia in North America that encompasses ploidy levels from 2x to 14x. It is most similar to the hexaploid <i>P. incana</i>; it differs in its larger flowers, more open inflorescence, and more robust stature. Both species are heavily farinose and have homostylous flowers. The efarinose form described as forma chlorophylla Fernald is a common variant throughout the range of the species. In coastal northeastern Canada, <i>P. laurentiana</i> blends morphologically and ecologically with <i>P. stricta</i> and crossing between the two is likely; assessment of species identity can be difficult here.</p>
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name=Primula laurentiana
|author=
|authority=Fernald
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Primula mistassinica var. macropoda
|basionyms=Primula farinosa var. macropoda
|family=Primulaceae
|phenology=Flowering summer.
|habitat=Moist open areas, meadows and stream banks on calcareous soils
|elevation=0-300 m
|distribution=N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Maine.
|reference=None
|publication title=Rhodora
|publication year=
|special status=
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|genus=Primula
|species=Primula laurentiana
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