Calflora Taxon Report
Dodecatheon pulchellum  (Raf.) Merr.

(not an active name)

Dark throated shooting star, Darkthroat shootingstar
photo on CalPhotos
2005 Robert Sivinski
photo on CalPhotos
2010 James M. Andre
Dodecatheon pulchellum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Primula pauciflora
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Dodecatheon
Family: Primulaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFDodecatheon pulchellum ssp. monanthum
JEF + CNPSPrimula pauciflora
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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