Native to Japan, Kuril Is.; introduced into Great Britain, Ireland, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)
48.84458, 2.36086
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
Location
France
Location Remarks
France. Paris Jardin des Plantes
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Open places in the woods with Cardiocrinum.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Primula
Specific Epithet
japonica
Authorship
A.Gray
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#249,873 of 335,497
Top 75%
Extinction probability
11%