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Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. monanthum
Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. ssp. monanthum (Greene ex R. Knuth) H.J. Thomp. ex Munz
Beautiful Shooting Star, Dark Throat Shooting Star, Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shooting Star, Greene’s Shootingstar
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonym(s): Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. monanthum, Dodecatheon pulchellum var. monanthum, Dodecatheon radicatum ssp. monanthum
USDA Symbol: DOPUM3
USDA Native Status: L48 (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: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , NV , OR , UT , WANative Habitat: Moist flats and slopes, meadows or grassy places, sagebrush, oak and conifer woodlands, sagebrush and mixed aspen and montane conifer communities.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 14 - Flora Northwest: Wildflowers to be Seen in Oregon & Washington (2013) Biology Dept - Gresham High School
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. monanthum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. monanthum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. monanthum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-03Research By: CBR