Primula clevelandii var. patula

Family: Primulaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Cleveland's primrose is a California native perennial found in the central Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada foothills, Great Valley, and central western California in moist serpentine or alkaline sites at elevations generally below 600 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces delicate flowers with distinctive coloration, featuring yellow or white spots below each anther and dark purple anthers with maroon or maroon-and-yellow connective tissue. Growing with a compact form typical of primrose species, it develops low-growing clusters of flowering stems. Its leaves form dense rosettes, creating a low-growing ground cover in its preferred moist habitats. The plant's complex flower structure, with its uniquely colored anthers and filament tube, makes it a distinctive member of California's native primrose populations.

Habitat: Moist places, often on serpentine or in +- alkaline sites

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: generally < 600 m

Bioregions: SNF, c SNH, GV, CW.

California counties: San Mateo, Butte, Santa Clara

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