Primula parryi, July 15, 2020
P. parryi, July 8, 2020
Common & scientific name
Parry’s primrose, Primula parryi
Family
Primrose, Primulaceae
Location
Lackawanna Gulch, 11,000 & upper Lost Man 12,800
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Known for its big, brilliant magenta flowers and stale-perfume-like smell, nothing lights up a high mountain stream like Parry’s primrose. Look for its smaller cousin, P. angustifolia, on drier alpine slopes.
P. parryi in typical streamside setting, June 23, 2020