Bloom Native gardener's
field companion

Explore

Field report Layers Search
Log in Sign up
  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies
  6. Primrose Family
  7. Primroses
  8. Shooting Stars
  9. Eastern Shooting Star

species 15,250 observations

Eastern Shooting Star

Primula meadia

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

34 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Black-and-gold Bumble Bee 32

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH
Acid Neutral
Plant type
Wildflower

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

We can't find the internet

Attempting to reconnect

Something went wrong!

Attempting to reconnect