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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Dodecatheon pulchellum
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Darkthroat shootingstar

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Dodecatheon pulchellum

ALSO KNOWN AS

few-flower shooting star, western shooting star

Plant family

Primrose (Primulaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Darkthroat shooting stars are perennial herbaceous plants native to western North America.
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Identification hints

Darkthroat shootingstars have striking flowers that are reflexed backwards and rise on a leafless stem from a basal rosette of leaves at the base of the plant. The petals of darkthroat shootingstar flowers are magenta to purple in color, with a pop of yellow in the "shooting" part. The fruits are many-seeded capsules that break open near the tip.
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DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alaska , Arizona , California , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Mexico , Nevada , Oregon , South Dakota , Utah , Washington , Wyoming
HABITAT
Darkthroat shootingstars thrive in woodlands, wet meadows, coastal prairies, along streams and slopes from 4000 to 7200 ft (1200 to 2200 m) in elevation, and in generally moist shady areas.
ATTRIBUTES
Flowers
Flowers of darkthroat shootingstar look like darts that are magenta to lavender with dark tips, facing downward, atop long upright stalks. The floral parts are in groups of five. Petals are ¼ to ½ in (10 to 15 mm) long. The anthers are arranged in a tube that is less than ¼ in (less than 5 mm) long, with a thin ring of yellow/orange, leading to a dark maroon/black pointed tip. The anthers themselves are a little longer, and yellowish to maroon to black.
Fruits
The flower develops into a 5-parted fruit, ¼ to ½ in (5 to 15 mm) long, smooth to hairy, with each valve splitting open to release the tiny black seeds. The fruit points upwards on erect stem, greenish-brown when mature.
Bloom Time
Darkthroat shootingstar typically blooms between April and August depending on the location.

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