Eugenia's Primrose
Eugenia's Primrose
Status: VU. A narrow endemic rare, highly ornamental species. Found in small quantities over a limited area in the Fergana Range, it may quickly disappear.
Description. Perennial rhizomatous plant. Leaves are broadly elliptical, serrated, glabrous above, softly pubescent along the veins below, on long narrowly winged petioles. The inflorescence is umbellate. The calyx is bell-shaped and glabrous. The corolla is light yellow, with a limb up to 20 cm in diameter. Flowers are 15 - 20 cm long. The corolla is three times longer than the calyx. The ovary is round: the style is thread-like, with a capitate stigma, glabrous. Seeds are brown.
Biological features. Fruits in August. Reproduces by seeds. Natural regeneration is not studied.
Distribution general and in the country. Western part of the Fergana Range (Baubash-Ata Mountains).
Habitat. Crevices in rocks in alpine and nivale zones.
Population. Very insignificant in nature.
Limiting factors. Intensive human economic activity.
Cultivation. A very decorative, rare plant. Deserves introduction into cultivation.
Existing conservation measures. Included in the Red Book of the USSR (1984) and in the Red Book of the Kirghiz SSR (1985).
Recommended conservation measures. Organize a botanical reserve in areas with the highest population of the species. Introduce into cultivation as a highly ornamental plant.
Eugenia's Primrose
Primula eugeniae Fed
Eugenia's Primrose
Primula eugeniae Fed
Status: VU. This is critically endangered very rare narrow-spread ornamental plant species, known only from the western part of the Fergana Mountain Range (Baubash-Ata Mountain spur). It populates clefts in rocks in the alpine zone, reproduction is generative (by seeds), renewal in nature is not studied (the plant fruits in August, flowering is probably in June). The number is insignificant. Limiting factors: intensive economic activity. Creation of a botanical wildlife area in the habitat is necessary. This plant of high ornamental value needs to be introduced into culture in botanical gardens.
