Primula cusickiana (A.Gray) A.Gray
Section Parryi
Link to Flora of North America description.
Type specimen: Cusick 360 resides at GH (specimen 00032280).
P. angustifolia var. cusickiana A.Gray
P. brodheadiae M.E.Jones
P. brodheadiae var. minor M.E.Jones
P. parryi var. wilcoxiana Alph.Wood ex M.E.Jones nom. inval.
Reference Paper: Koontz, A., Pearse, W.D., Wolk, P. Pronounced Genetic Separation Among Varieties of the Primula cusickiana Species Complex, a Great Basin Endemic
Epithet: Named for the collector Cusick.
Distribution: Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, USA.
Several species have been lumped under P. cusickiana (P. nevadensis, P. domensis, P. maguirei) but recent studies show that the original classification for these at the species level should be reinstated (see Reference paper). Similar to P. maguirei in that this species is glabrous, except for white farina on the bracts and calyces. Corolla tube length is 1-1.5 X the calyx. This species is split into three distinct genomic clusters: Jarbridge (Nevada), Owyhee (Orgeon) and Snake River Plains (Idaho) and further study may result in distinct naming for these.
