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Dodecatheon clevelandii
Dodecatheon clevelandii Greene
Padre's Shootingstar
Primulaceae (Primrose Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: DOCL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
A colony-forming perennial with basal rosettes of broad, rounded, light-green leaves subtending a 16 in., naked flowering stem. Two to sixteen, magenta to white cyclamen-like flowers nod in clusters from the top of the stem. Four or five showy petals are swept backward, and the beak-like dark stamens and stigma shoot forward and downward.
This plant is dormant by midsummer.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Dec
Distribution
USA: CANative Distribution: S. CA & adj. Mex.
Native Habitat: Cismontane grassy slopes & flats
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: Part ShadeSoil Moisture: Moist
Soil pH: Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Soil Description: Well-drained, nutrient-rich soils; moist in winter & spring.
Conditions Comments: This plant is dormant by mid-summer.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Bumble BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Propagation
Description: Propagate by root division or seed. Plant seeds preferably in fall. Seedlings take four or more years to mature and flower. Rootstocks should be divided in fall, making sure each piece has as least one bud.Seed Treatment: No treatment is necessary.
Commercially Avail: yes
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Dodecatheon clevelandii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dodecatheon clevelandii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dodecatheon clevelandii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-06Research By: TWC Staff