Talk:Primula vulgaris

Taxobox image

I replaced the image in the taxobox because it was so over exposed that you cannot see any detail in the plant at all. It was reverted because my picture was not wild. I ask what is more important, that the plant be wild, or that you can see the detail in the plant? ^High_InBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 13:21, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

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Why would this article be flagged for not having a "worldwide view" on the subject? How many views can be held about scientific facts describing a species of flowering plant? Please remove that flag, it is inappropriate. --Pattuq 18:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

From the article: native to western and southern Europe, including the British Isles. The British isles are part of western Europe, there is no need to specify. Picking of primroses or the removal of primrose plants from the wild without the permission of the owner of the land on which they are growing is now illegal in the UK (Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Section 13, part 1. Who cares? Only Britons, I suppose. It is illegal also in many other countries, by the way. 'Primula vulgaris is generally distinguished from other UK native primulas by its yellow flowers. Once again, it doesn't only grow in England! A pink-flowered Primrose occurs naturally in some woods in Wales. And also here in Italy. But that is not Primula vulgaris, it's another species. This statement may be an error. The article only deals with primroses in Britain. Aelwyn 10:45, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

I am with Pattuq on this one. However, firstly there appears to be some confusion between England and the UK - they are not the same since the UK also includes Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland etc.

The scientific description remains consistent whichever view you care to take. I for one would greatly welcome other information relating to Primula vulgaris (and any other spp) throughout its natural and introduced range but I am not convinced that tagging it in this way helps in any way to make the article more cosmopolitan. And for the record, the pink variant in Wales is accepted by all the most respected authors as being a colour variant of P. vulgaris and not a different sp. Velela 16:31, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

I know the difference between England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, of course. The descriptive part of the article is definitely good and the reference about the Welsh pink variant is also OK. I only meant that it should not make so much reference to the situation of the species in the UK, as it is common at least throughout all Europe.

Aelwyn 17:10, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Good - and I guess that I do agree with you - it was just the tag that was getting to me. If you were able to add some information from an Italian perspective and/or other European countries that would improve the article further. Velela 17:57, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

I'll dig out a bit more info. What's even worse, is that the page is completely lacking any references whatsoever! Adding some now . . . MPF 10:19, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

It has improved very much. Thank you guys! Aelwyn 20:12, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Changing vulgaris to acaulis

I found in the http://www.catalogueoflife.org/ (which I guess is the most reliable index of species on the internet) that Primula vulgaris Huds. is now considered a synonym of Primula acaulis L.

http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/0b73f4a5df80dc46ca6947dc70f44e6a/synonym/bc5cfc72ee16a13124eccffc692e6182 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Binlou (talk • contribs) 07:14, 23 October 2020 (UTC)