Dodecatheon clevelandii

Dodecatheon clevelandii; Primula clevelandii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Dodecatheon
Species:	D. clevelandii
Binomial name
	Dodecatheon clevelandii; Greene
Synonyms
	Primula clevelandii; (Greene) Mast & Reveal;

Dodecatheon clevelandii, with the common name of Padre's shooting star, is a species of Dodecatheon. lt has recently been reclassified as Primula clevelandii, a species of Primula.[1]

Its specific epithet clevelandii honors 19th-century San Diego-based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland.[2]

Distribution

The plant is native to California and Baja California. It is generally found in open grassland areas.

Description

Dodecatheon clevelandii/Primula clevelandii is spring deciduous, dying back to the ground after the rains cease. It has basal clumps of leaves up to 40 centimeters long.

The flowers are magenta to deep lavender to white. They are nodding flowers each about an inch long on stems up to a foot tall.

This species hybridizes with Dodecatheon hendersonii, from which it can be distinguished by its green stem.

Subspecies

Named subspecies include:[3]

Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii
Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. insulare
Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. patulum
Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. sanctarum

References

Rosatti, Thomas J.; Kelso, Sylvia (2013). "Primula clevelandii". In Jepson Flora Project (ed.). Jepson eFlora. The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
"Who was Salvia clevelandii named for?". Smarty Plant. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the University of Texas at Austin. [T]he author of the species chose to honor Daniel Cleveland, a nineteenth-century lawyer, amateur botanist, plant collector and co-founder of the San Diego Society of Natural History. [Besides Salvia clevelandii,] there are a number of other species named in his honor, including: Cheilanthes clevelandii, Chorizanthe clevelandii, Cryptantha clevelandii, Dodecatheon clevelandii, Horkelia clevelandii, Malacothrix clevelandii, Mimulus clevelandii, Muilla clevelandii, Nicotiana clevelandii and Penstemon clevelandii. Moreover, the monotypic Mexican genus, Clevelandia (now included in Castilleja) was also named in Mr. Cleveland's honor.
"Dodecatheon clevelandii". Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database – via www.calflora.org.

"Wildflowers of Henry W. Coe State Park" brochure, Larry Ulrich, 2002

External links

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[1] Rosatti, Thomas J.; Kelso, Sylvia (2013). "Primula clevelandii". In Jepson Flora Project (ed.). Jepson eFlora. The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2014-11-20.

[2] "Who was Salvia clevelandii named for?". Smarty Plant. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the University of Texas at Austin. [T]he author of the species chose to honor Daniel Cleveland, a nineteenth-century lawyer, amateur botanist, plant collector and co-founder of the San Diego Society of Natural History. [Besides Salvia clevelandii,] there are a number of other species named in his honor, including: Cheilanthes clevelandii, Chorizanthe clevelandii, Cryptantha clevelandii, Dodecatheon clevelandii, Horkelia clevelandii, Malacothrix clevelandii, Mimulus clevelandii, Muilla clevelandii, Nicotiana clevelandii and Penstemon clevelandii. Moreover, the monotypic Mexican genus, Clevelandia (now included in Castilleja) was also named in Mr. Cleveland's honor.

[3] "Dodecatheon clevelandii". Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database – via www.calflora.org.