Kingdom Plantae Family Primulaceae Scientific name Dodecatheon meadia Rank Species | Order Ericales Genus Dodecatheon Higher classification Dodecatheon | |
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Similar Dodecatheon, Primulaceae, Embryophyte, Dodecatheon pulchellum, Dodecatheon jeffreyi | ||
Minnesota native plant prairie shooting star dodecatheon meadia var meadia
Dodecatheon meadia is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to North America. It is found in the American South, as well as the Upper Midwest, Kansas, New York, Pennsylvania and the Canadian province of Manitoba. It grows in woods and prairies and tolerates partial shade.
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- Minnesota native plant prairie shooting star dodecatheon meadia var meadia
- Dodecatheon meadia
- Cultivars
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It is commonly known as shooting star, though this name may also refer to other species.
It has white or pink petals which nod from an umbel, protruding from a scape 8–20 in (203–508 mm). It flowers in the spring.
Dodecatheon meadia
Cultivars
Dodecatheon meadia 'Goliath' is a cultivar that grows larger flowers on taller scapes. White flowering forms can occasionally be found in the wild.
The white-flowered form D. meadia f. album has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
