section
Shooting Stars
Dodecatheon
Field notes
Children
- Henderson's Shooting Star native
- Eastern Shooting Star native
- Dark-throated Shooting Star native
- Padre's Shooting Star native
- Sierra Shooting Star native
- Bonneville Shooting Star native
- Alpine Shooting Star native
- Northern Shooting Star native
- Scented Shooting Star native
- Amethyst Shooting Star native
- Poet's Shooting Star native
- White Shootingstar native
- French's Shooting Star native
- Frigid Shooting Star native
- Wasatch Shooting Star
- Subalpine Shooting Star
- Ellis' Shooting Star
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native shooting stars All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Henderson's Shooting Star
Primula hendersonii
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
12
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Dark-throated Shooting Star
Primula pauciflora
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
13
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Sierra Shooting Star
Primula jeffreyi
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
10
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Padre's Shooting Star
Primula clevelandii
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Alpine Shooting Star
Primula tetrandra
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Bonneville Shooting Star
Primula conjugens
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Scented Shooting Star
Primula fragrans
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
7
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Eastern Shooting Star
Primula meadia
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
flowers
32
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Amethyst Shooting Star
Primula fassettii
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
flowers
2
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White Shootingstar
Primula latiloba
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
8
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Poet's Shooting Star
Primula poetica
caterpillars
1
flowers
7
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French's Shooting Star
Primula frenchii
hosts
1
flowers
2
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Northern Shooting Star
Primula frigida
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Frigid Shooting Star
Primula austrofrigida