Primula tetrandra Calflora

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Primula tetrandra (Suksd. ex Greene) Mast & Reveal

Alpine shooting star

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

also called Dodecatheon alpinum


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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 wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: streambanks, meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Dodecatheon alpinum ssp. alpinum
JEF	Dodecatheon alpinum ssp. majus
JEF	Dodecatheon alpinum
JEF	Dodecatheon jeffreyi var. alpinum
JEF	Dodecatheon tetrandrum
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Information about Primula tetrandra from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. 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: 03/31/2025).