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Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia

Dodecatheon meadia L. ssp. meadia

Common Shooting-star, Prairie Shooting star, Pride of Ohio, Pride-of-Ohio

Primulaceae (Primrose family)

Synonym(s): Dodecatheon hugeri, Dodecatheon meadia var. obesum, Dodecatheon meadia var. standfieldii

USDA Symbol: DOMEM3

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 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DC , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV
Canada: MB
Native Habitat: Moist or dry hardwoods, prairies and limestone slopes and cliff faces.

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 meadia ssp. meadia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia

Metadata

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

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