Primula pauciflora

Primula pauciflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Section: Primula sect. Dodecatheon
Species:
P. pauciflora
Binomial name
Primula pauciflora
(Durand) A.R.Mast & Reveal
Synonyms

According to Plants of the World Online:[1]

  • Dodecatheon meadia var. pauciflorum Durand
  • Dodecatheon pauciflorum (Durand) Greene
  • Dodecatheon pulchellum subsp. pauciflorum (Durand) Hultén
  • Meadia pauciflora (Durand) Kuntze

According to the Jepson eFlora:[2]

  • Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr.
  • Dodecatheon pulchellum subsp. monanthum (Greene ex R.Knuth) H.J.Thomps. ex Munz, ined.
  • Dodecatheon pulchellum var. monanthum (Greene) B.Boivin
  • Dodecatheon pulchellum var. shoshonense (A.Nelson) Reveal
  • Primula pauciflora var. macrocarpa (A.Gray) Mast & Reveal
  • Primula pauciflora var. monantha (Greene) Mast & Reveal
  • Primula pauciflora var. shoshonensis (A. Nelson) Mast & Reveal

Primula pauciflora, the pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star or prairie shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primula family Primulaceae. It is a widespread and very variable species, native to western North America, from Subarctic America to Mexico,[1][3] often in xeric (extremely dry) and desert habitats. It is found in the Great Basin Deserts and Mojave Desert. Its synonyms include Dodecatheon pauciflorum and Dodecatheon pulchellum.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c "Primula pauciflora (Durand) A.R.Mast & Reveal". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  2. ^ a b Rosatti, Thomas J. & Kelso, Sylvia (2013). "Primula pauciflora". Jepson eFlora, Revision 1. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. ^ "Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr". USDA Plants Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 30 December 2022.