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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.
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 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 hendersonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western North America, from California north to southern British Columbia and Idaho. . Common names include broad-leaved shooting star, Henderson's shooting star, mosquito bills, and sailor c
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 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.
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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 ]