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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Primula meadia   FAMILY Primulaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia   FAMILY Primulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Primula meadia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Dodecatheon meadia

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Dodecatheon meadia ssp. brachycarpum

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-01-001:

Dodecatheon meadia   FAMILY Primulaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Dodecatheon brachycarpa

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Dodecatheon hugeri

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Dodecatheon meadia

 

COMMON NAME:
Eastern Shooting Star


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image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

Keith Bradley    kab_primula_meadia_4135

February    Aiken County    SC

Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

JK Marlow    jkm120325_823

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

JK Marlow    jkm120325_833

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

Bill Sharpton    gws483_a

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

The 5 corolla lobes are swept back to expose the stamens, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

Harry Davis    hld483_crw_0223

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

The 5 stamens are united and converge, appearing cone-like, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

JK Marlow    jkm0504d_33

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

JK Marlow    jkm160421_366

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

Ron Lance    rwl_20240425_130712

April    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

Ron Lance    rwl_20240425_130930

April    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

JK Marlow    jkm0005b_09a

May    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Erect scapes 6-20" tall arise from a leafy basal rosette, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

JK Marlow    jkm0505j_37

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdmedia_habitatpw1

May        

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdmedia_pw3752

May        

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

JK Marlow    jkm080726_004

July    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Inflorescence umbellate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

JK Marlow    jkm080726_004b

July    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Capsule ellipsoid or lanceolate, 8-12mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Primula meadia, Eastern Shooting Star

Tim Spira    tpspmeadia

Month Unknown        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Primula meadia   FAMILY Primulaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia   FAMILY Primulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Primula meadia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Dodecatheon meadia

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dodecatheon meadia ssp. brachycarpum

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-01-001:
Dodecatheon meadia   FAMILY Primulaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dodecatheon brachycarpa

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dodecatheon hugeri

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dodecatheon meadia

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

483

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich forests, woodlands, and rock outcrops (primarily calcareous or mafic), especially with nutrient-rich seepage, prairies, bluffs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Pink
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals united at base
5 petals united at base
5 stamens

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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