Dodecatheon subalpinum Calflora

Taxon Report

Dodecatheon subalpinum Eastw.

(not an active name)

Sierra shooting star, Sierra shootingstar

Dodecatheon subalpinum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~26 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Dodecatheon hendersonii var. yosemitanum
JEF	Primula subalpina

Information about Dodecatheon subalpinum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (DOSU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).