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Shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia)
Image ID: 2011/oth14
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Native
Family:
Primulaceae (Primrose)
Height: 0.75 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: April to
June
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Date: 4/25/2011
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
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