Family: Primulaceae Primula veris     *     Cowslip Flowering time: April-May. Perennial. Habitat: Well-drained basic or calcareous soils including grasslands, scrub, woodland edges and cliffs. Drooping umbels of apricot-scented yellow flowers on tall, upright flower stems. The flowers have orange streaks inside the corollas. The pale-green leaves are stalked and wrinkled. Height 10-30cm Similar: Primrose, Primula vulgaris

Cowslip, Primula veris
Ballard Down, Dorset. May 2013