Dodecatheon hendersonii |
Dodecatheon frigidum |
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broad-leaved shooting star, Henderson's shooting star |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fruits | Capsule cylindric-ovoid, 7-12 mm. long, with the tip dropping off to release the seeds. |
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Dodecatheon hendersonii |
Dodecatheon frigidum |
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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 | |
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