Dodecatheon etymology
Mark BROWN (Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:09:16 PDT)

Primula does grow on Mount Olympus.
I have seen P. vulgaris ssp sibthorpii there, in white, and found this mention of P. veris online:

http://greekmountainflora.info/Olympos/slides/…

I don't recall ever seeing P. veris on Mt Olympus.

Mark

Message du 14/04/16 18:10
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Hi,

On 14/04/2016 03:45, Travis O wrote:

I'd still be interested in learning which species of Primula Pliny was referring to.

Primula veris - aka 'cowslip' looks a bit like dodecatheon, herbal
qualities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primula_veris/

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