Dodecatheon alpinum Calflora

Distribution by County 2752

Dodecatheon alpinum (A. Gray) Greene

(not an active name)

Alpine shooting star, Alpine shootingstar

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

also called Primula tetrandra

Record Count by County


Alpine: 28	Lassen: 21	Plumas: 11	Tehama: 5
Butte: 15	Madera: 3	Riverside: 16	Trinity: 12
El Dorado: 58	Mariposa: 19	San Bernardino: 37	Tulare: 97
Fresno: 23	Modoc: 9	Shasta: 18	Tuolumne: 32
Glenn: 1	Mono: 105	Sierra: 31	Ventura: 2
Humboldt: 4	Nevada: 44	Siskiyou: 11
Inyo: 23	Placer: 21	Stanislaus: 2

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]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/02/2025).