Dodecatheon meadia

Dodecatheon meadia, commonly known as shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family (Primulaceae). It is native to the eastern United States and Canada, spanning north from Manitoba and New York, south to Texas and Florida.[1][2]

Dodecatheon meadia

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Primulaceae
Genus:
Dodecatheon
Species:
D. meadia
Binomial name
Dodecatheon meadia
L. 1753 not Greene 1888
Synonyms

It has a wide natural habitat, being found in both forests and prairies. It is most often found in calcareous areas.[1][3] It can be locally common in some areas of its range, however, it can become rare on its geographic edges.[1]

Description

Dodecatheon meadia is perennial, growing to 8–20 in (203–508 mm) high. Its flowers that emerge from a basal rosette of leaves (scapose). It blooms in the spring. The flowers are nodding, and from an umbel. Its seeds are dispersed by gusts of wind that shake the erect scapes.[4]

This species is geographically widespread, and has considerable morphological variation across its range. Most southern population have white petals, while northern populations have lavender to magenta petals.[1]

  • In southeastern regions, petals are typically white

D. meadia[5] and the white-flowered form D. meadia f. album have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7]

Dodecatheon meadia 'Goliath' is a cultivar that grows larger flowers on taller scapes.[8]

References
  1. Dodecatheon meadia Flora of North America
  2. "Dodecatheon meadia". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  4. Shooting Star, Dodecatheon meadia Illinois Wildflowers
  5. "RHS Plantfinder - Dodecatheon meadia". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  6. "Dodecatheon meadia f. album". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  7. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 29. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. Steiner, Lynn M. 2006. Landscaping with native plants of Michigan. St. Paul, MN: MBI Pub. Co. Page 82.
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