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Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum
Dodecatheon dentatum Hook. ssp. dentatum
White Shooting Star, White Shootingstar
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: DODED2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: ID , OR , WACanada: BC
Native Habitat: Moist stream banks, cliff faces and steep slopes mainly in meadows and open oak and/or conifer woodlands.
Web Reference
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 dentatum ssp. dentatum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-03Research By: CBR