Primula clevelandii var. insularis

Family: Primulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Cleveland's primrose is a California native perennial found in the Channel Islands and southern Coast Ranges in grassland and woodland habitats at elevations generally below 600 meters. Flowering from February to April, this plant produces flowers with distinctive maroon to black anther connectives. Growing in compact clusters with multiple stems, it forms delicate floral structures featuring 5 to 9 flowers per inflorescence. Its leaves form a basal rosette, characteristic of primrose species. The plant's slender filament tube lacks the yellow or white spots typically found near the anthers, making it a unique variety of Cleveland's primrose.

Habitat: Grassland, woodland

Bloom period: Feb-Apr

Elevation: generally < 600 m

Bioregions: SCoRO, ChI

California counties: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara

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