Cowslip
Encyclopedia
Cowslip may refer to:
Plants
Naval ships
Other uses
Plants
- Primula verisPrimula verisPrimula veris is a flowering plant in the genus Primula. The species is found throughout most of temperate Europe and Asia, and although absent from more northerly areas including much of northwest Scotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney.-Names:The common name cowslip derives...
, a flowering plant commonly known as cowslip and primrose - Primula deorumPrimula deorumPrimula deorum is a flowering dicot plant of the genus Primula in the primulaceae family. This alpine plant is endemic to roughly 63 km2 above the tree-line in the Rila mountains in Bulgaria, where it grows in small groups in acid, boggy soil near streams and pools and in boggy soil...
, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip - Caltha palustrisCaltha palustrisCaltha palustris is a herbaceous perennial plant of the buttercup family, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
, a flowering plant known as marsh marigold and sometimes as cowslip
Naval ships
- USCGC Cowslip (WLB-277)USCGC Cowslip (WLB-277)The USCGC Cowslip is a sea going buoy tender . A Cactus class vessel, it was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota. Cowslips preliminary design was completed by the United States Lighthouse Service and the final design was produced by Marine Iron and...
, a sea going buoy tender - USS Cowslip (1863)USS Cowslip (1863)USS Cowslip was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.She was used as a gunboat by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries...
, a United States Navy steamship
Other uses
- Cowslip (racehorse), a competitor in the 1836 Grand National
- Cowslip (Watership Down), a rabbit in the novel Watership Down
- Cowslip (bovine podiatry)Cowslip (bovine podiatry)In bovine podiatry, a cowslip is a tough plastic shoe used to treat lameness in cattle. It is applied onto the healthy claw with glue and allowed to set. The cowslip will raise the damaged claw off the ground and allow it to heal...
, a tough plastic shoe used to treat lameness in cattle