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Dodecatheon conjugens ssp. conjugens

Dodecatheon conjugens Greene ssp. conjugens

Bonneville Shooting Star, Bonneville Shootingstar

Primulaceae (Primrose family)

Synonym(s): Dodecatheon conjugens ssp. leptophyllum, Dodecatheon conjugens var. beamishii, Dodecatheon cylindrocarpum

USDA Symbol: DOCOC3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , SK
Native Habitat: Moist slopes and meadows, often in sagebrush communities, conifer woodlands, alpine meadows.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 conjugens ssp. conjugens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dodecatheon conjugens ssp. conjugens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dodecatheon conjugens ssp. conjugens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-03
Research By: CBR

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