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The genus is largely confined to North America and part of northeastern Siberia. Common names include shooting star, [5] American cowslip, mosquito bills, mad violets, [6] and sailor caps. A few species are grown in gardens for their showy and unique flower display. The stamens are thrust out with the sepals bent back.
Primula jeffreyi, synonym Dodecatheon jeffreyi, [1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names Sierra shooting star, Jeffrey's shooting star, and tall mountain shooting star.
Primula meadia (syn. Dodecatheon meadia), known by the common names shooting star, eastern shooting star, American cowslip, roosterheads, and prairie pointers [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family Primulaceae.
Primula pauciflora, the pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star or prairie shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primula family Primulaceae. It is a widespread and very variable species, native to western North America, from Subarctic America to Mexico , [ 1 ] [ 3 ] often in xeric (extremely ...
Primula poetica, synonym Dodecatheon poeticum, [2] is commonly known as the poet's shooting star or the narcissus shooting star. P. poetica is a species of the genus Primula placed in section Dodecatheon. It is native to the states of Oregon and Washington in western North America.
Primula tetrandra, synonyms Dodecatheon tetrandrum and Dodecatheon alpinum, [1] is a perennial plant in the primrose family, Primulaceae, known by the common name alpine shooting star. [ 2 ] This wildflower is native to the Western United States , in California , Arizona , Nevada , Oregon , Utah and Washington . [ 1 ]
Primula clevelandii, with the common name of Padre's shooting star, is a species of primrose. [ 2 ] Its specific epithet clevelandii honors 19th-century San Diego–based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland.
Primula conjugens is a thick-rooted perennial with narrow oval-shaped leaves around the base. [3]It erects slim, tall stems which are dark in color and are topped with inflorescences of one to seven showy flowers. [3]