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Dodecatheon jeffreyi ssp. jeffreyi
Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte ssp. jeffreyi
Sierra Shooting Star, Sierra Shootingstar, Tall Mountain Shootingstar
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonym(s): Dodecatheon jeffreyi var. viviparum
USDA Symbol: DOJEJ
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , ID , MT , OR , WA , WYCanada: BC
Native Habitat: Dry to moist stream banks, lake shores, bogs, slopes and meadows mainly in montane conifer woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 jeffreyi ssp. jeffreyi in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dodecatheon jeffreyi ssp. jeffreyi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dodecatheon jeffreyi ssp. jeffreyi
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-03Research By: CBR