Dodecatheon alpinum Calflora

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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


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

Habitat: streambanks, meadows

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Primula tetrandra
JEF	Primula tetrandra

Information about Dodecatheon alpinum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (DOAL) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).