North America Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Primulaceae > Shootingstar (Dodecatheon)

Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum) Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
MPG Ranch, Ravalli Co., MT
8 May 2012

Not found in the Carolinas, Darkthroat Shootingstar is widespread in western North America.

Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum) Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
MPG Ranch, Ravalli Co., MT
8 May 2012

Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum) Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
MPG Ranch, Ravalli Co., MT
8 May 2012

Basal leaves

Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum) Darkthroat Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
MPG Ranch, Ravalli Co., MT
8 May 2012


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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