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Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. cusickii
Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. ssp. cusickii (Greene) Calder & Roy L. Taylor
Cusick's Shooting Star, Cusick's Shootingstar
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonym(s): Dodecatheon cusickii, Dodecatheon cusickii var. album, Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. cusickii, Dodecatheon puberulum, Dodecatheon pulchellum var. album, Dodecatheon pulchellum var. cusickii
USDA Symbol: DOPUC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Rarely white.
Distribution
USA: ID , MT , OR , WACanada: BC
Native Habitat: Flats and slopes mainly in grassland and sagebrush communities, sometimes in 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 pulchellum ssp. cusickii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. cusickii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. cusickii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-03Research By: CBR