Primula clevelandii

Family: Primulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Cleveland's primrose is a California native perennial found in the coastal mountains of southern California in rocky or gravelly areas at moderate elevations. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces magenta to white flowers with corolla lobes 6 to 25 millimeters long, creating delicate clusters of 1 to 16 blossoms. Growing with glandular-hairy stems 12 to 45 centimeters tall, it develops distinctive oblanceolate leaves 1 to 18 centimeters long with slightly toothed or nearly entire margins. Its leaves are characterized by an abrupt narrowing where they meet the petiole, giving the plant a unique architectural quality. The flower's reproductive structures feature a yellow to black anther with a distinctively wrinkled connective, creating an intricate botanical display.

California counties: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, San Diego

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.