PLANTS Profile for Dodecatheon (shootingstar)

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PLANTS Profile

Dodecatheon L.
shootingstar

Symbol:

DODEC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Primulaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Dodecatheon L.

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Distribution:
Dodecatheon L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Dodecatheon L.

View 11 genera in Primulaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Dodecatheon alpinum (A. Gray) Greene. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon alpinum
alpine shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon amethystinum (Fassett) Fassett. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon amethystinum
jeweled shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon austrofrigidum K.L. Chambers. .

Dodecatheon austrofrigidum
tundra shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon clevelandii Greene. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon clevelandii
padre's shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon conjugens Greene. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon conjugens
Bonneville shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon dentatum Hook.. .

Dodecatheon dentatum
white shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon frenchii
French's shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon frigidum Cham. & Schltdl.. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon frigidum
western arctic shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon hendersonii A. Gray. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon hendersonii
mosquito bills

Distribution of Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Sierra shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon meadia L.. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon meadia
pride of Ohio

Distribution of Dodecatheon poeticum L.F. Hend.. .

Dodecatheon poeticum
poet's shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr.. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon pulchellum
darkthroat shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon redolens (H.M. Hall) H.J. Thomp.. . Image Available.

Dodecatheon redolens
scented shootingstar

Distribution of Dodecatheon subalpinum Eastw.. .

Dodecatheon subalpinum
Sierra shootingstar

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Dodecatheon L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Primulales
Family	Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus	Dodecatheon L. – shootingstar

More Accounts and Images:
Dodecatheon L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23943.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 02:16 AM CDT