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Dodecatheon subalpinum

Dodecatheon subalpinum Eastw.

Sierra Shootingstar

Primulaceae (Primrose Family)

Synonym(s): Dodecatheon hendersonii var. yosemitanum

USDA Symbol: DOSU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate , Spatulate
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Fruit: Tan.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Corolla tube usually yellow, sometimes white with dark maroon, thick, wavy ring, lobes 5, usually magenta, sometimes white.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: California, 2700'-5000'
Native Habitat: Moist slopes, mainly shady places in conifer woodlands or in meadows and along stream banks.

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Bumble Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FACU							FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 subalpinum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dodecatheon subalpinum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dodecatheon subalpinum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-07
Research By: TWC Staff

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