The Primula Palinuro (Primula palinuri) , is a plant belonging to the family Primulaceae, endemic to some parts of the limestone coast of Tirrenihce lucane (southern Campania and Basilicata) and in Calabria it is present in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano.
The Primula palinuri is a protected species both at regional level and by the EU. It is on the IUCN Red List of Vulnerable species, the list is compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
The inflorescence consists of numerous flowers which are yellow to deep golden.
The Primula Palinuro is present in some colonies on the limestone cliffs of the coastal areas of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea, at an altitude of up to 200 meters, it prefers to grow on walls exposed to the North and North-West. Takes root in crevices of the rock, where the roots creep deeply into the soil accumulation.
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Massimo Ricciardi, Nuove stazioni di Primula palinuri Petagna lungo la costa tirrenica meridionale. Webbia, 28(2): 417-421, 1973
Francesco Corbetta et alii. Il Parco del Cilento. Ambiente, flora e vegetazione. In Natura e Montagna, Anno XLIII, n. 1/2, pp. 19-30
Luigi Fenaroli, Flora Mediterranea. Giunti, Firenze, 1985