Dodecatheon dentatum
| Dodecatheon dentatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Dodecatheon |
| Species: | D. dentatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dodecatheon dentatum Hook. | |
Dodecatheon dentatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, known by the common names white shooting star and toothed American cowslip. It is native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, including British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 40–50 cm (16–20 in) in height. The leaves have pointed oval blades up to 10 cm long by 6 cm wide with wavy or toothed edges. Each is borne on a long, winged petiole. The inflorescence contains 1 to 12 flowers. It arises on a tall, erect flowering stalk. The flower corolla has five white lobes each 1 or 2 centimeters long. They are reflexed away from the flower's center, which contains one style surrounded by large reddish, purplish or black anthers containing pollen.[1][2]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
This species is sometimes divided into subspecies.[4][5] Two of these may be treated as separate species, Dodecatheon ellisiae, native to Arizona and New Mexico,[6] and the pink-flowered Dodecatheon utahense, a Utah endemic.[7]
References
- ↑ Dodecatheon dentatum. Washington Burke Museum.
- ↑ Dodecatheon dentatum. Flora of North America.
- ↑ "Dodecatheon dentatum". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ Dodecatheon dentatum. USDA Plants Profile.
- ↑ Dodecatheon dentatum. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ Dodecatheon ellisiae. Flora of North America.
- ↑ Dodecatheon utahense. Flora of North America.