Dodecatheon alpinum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2752

Dodecatheon alpinum (A. Gray) Greene
(no longer an active name)

Alpine shooting star, Alpine shootingstar

2009 Keir Morse

2006 George W. Hartwell

Dodecatheon alpinum, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


	Plant Distribution Observation Search (676 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	PRIMULACEAE
Genus:	Dodecatheon

Habitat: streambanks, meadows

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

JEF other name:
Primula tetrandra

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:

Primula tetrandra

NOTE: Dodecatheon alpinum is no longer an active name.

More information about Dodecatheon alpinum


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DOAL) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2020. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Sep 28, 2020).