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Dodecatheon hendersonii

broad-leaved shooting star, Henderson's shooting star

Habit Scapose, perennial herbs without rhizomes but with numerous bulblets on the roots, the flowering stems 1-3 dm. tall,
Leaves

Leaves basal, usually glabrous, the blades ovate to deltoid-elliptic, usually entire, narrowed abruptly to petioles + as long to nearly as long.

Flowers

Flowers 2-15 in an umbel, terminal on the scape, 4- or 5-parted;

calyx purple-flecked, with lanceolate lobes 6-8 mm. long;

corolla 15-25 mm. long, the lobes deep magenta to light orchid, grading to yellow at the base and on the tube, the base of the tube reddish-purple;

stamens clustered around the style, opposite the petals, the filaments united to form a tube 2-4 mm. long, deep reddish-purple;

anthers 4-6 mm. long, deep red to purple;

style single, slightly exceeding the stamens, the stigma not enlarged.

Fruits

Capsule cylindric-ovoid, 7-12 mm. long, with the tip dropping off to release the seeds.

Dodecatheon hendersonii

Flowering time March-June
Habitat Woods and prairies, at low elevations in our area.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
D. alpinum, D. austrofrigidum, D. conjugens, D. dentatum, D. jeffreyi, D. poeticum, D. pulchellum
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