Primula conjugens Calflora

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Primula conjugens (Greene) Mast & Reveal

Bonneville shooting star

Primula conjugens is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Dodecatheon conjugens


	Plant Range Observation Search ~18 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Primula
Family:	Primulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Possible skin irritation from touching any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Dodecatheon conjugens ssp. conjugens
JEF	Dodecatheon conjugens

Information about Primula conjugens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/02/2025).