葵叶报春组——Sect. Malvacea half. f. in Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc. 39: 145. 1913; W. W. Smith et Forr. in Not. Roy. Bot. Card. Edinb. 16: 27. 192; W. W. smith et Fletcher in Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinb. 34: 116. 144; Wendelbo in Arb. Univ. Math:-Nat. Ser. Bergen 11: 35. 1961.
多年生,全株无粉,被多细胞毛;叶肾圆形至椭圆形或矩圆形,基部心形或近圆形,稀楔状渐狭,通常具明显的叶柄;花序伞形或总状;花异型;花萼裂片叶状,两面被毛,具明显的脉纹,果时增大。蒴果近球形,瓣裂。
组的模式种:葵叶报春Primuja malvacea Franch.
香花报春 Primula aromatica W. W. Smith et Forr.
巴塘报春 Primula bathangensis Petitm.
地黄叶报春 Primula blattariformis Franch.
显脉报春 Primula celsiaeformis Balf. f.
葵叶报春 Primula malvacea Franch.
芥叶报春 Primula runcinata W. W. Smith ex C. M. Hu
黄葵叶报春 Primula saturata W. W. Smith et Fletcher
长管垂花报春Primula sherriffiae W. W. Smith
粉报春组Sect. Aleuritia Duby
紫晶报春组Sect. Amethyatina Balf. f.
藏报春组Sect. Auganthus (Linl) Pax ex Balf. f.
皱叶报春组Sect. Bullatae Pax
头花报春组Sect. Capitatae Pax
倒卵叶报春组Sect. Carolinella (Hemsl.) Pax
圆叶报春组Sect. Cordifoliae Pax
指叶报春组Sect. Cortusoides Balf. f.
雪山报春组Sect. Crystallophlomis Rupr.
球花报春组Sect. Denticulata Watt
岩报春组Sect. Dryadifoiia Balf. f.
葵叶报春组Sect. Malvacea half. f.
高峰报春组Sect. Minutissimae Pax
报春花组Sect. Monocarpicae Franch. ex Pax
穗花报春组Sect. Muscarioides Balf. f.
鄂报春组Sect. Obconicolisteri Balf. f.
脆蒴报春组Sect. Petiolares Pax
欧报春组Sect. Primtula
灯台报春组Sect. Proliferae Pax
密裂报春组Sect. Pycnoloba Balf. f.
毛莨叶报春组Sect. Ranunculoides Chen et C. M. Hu
钟花报春组Sect. Sikkimensis Balf. f.
垂花报春组Sect. Soldanelloides Pax
缺裂报春组Sect. Souliei Balf. f. ex W. W. Smith et Forr.