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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Primula meadia
FAMILY
Primulaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read about Dodecatheon and Primula from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Read more about Eastern Shooting Star at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-01-001:
Dodecatheon meadia
FAMILY
Primulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Shooting Star
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Keith Bradley kab_primula_meadia_4135
February Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm120325_823
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm120325_833
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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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.
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm0504d_33
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160421_366
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm0505j_37
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdmedia_habitatpw1
May
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmdmedia_pw3752
May
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JK Marlow jkm080726_004
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Inflorescence umbellate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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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.
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Tim Spira tpspmeadia
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Primula meadia
FAMILY
Primulaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-01-001:
Dodecatheon meadia
FAMILY
Primulaceae
483
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon in GA Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Look for it in rich forests, woodlands, & rock outcrops (primarily calcareous or mafic), esp with nutrient-rich seepage, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
...Moist
...Variable
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p143
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p123
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p175
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p174
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p191
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p138
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p143
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p191
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p104
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p133
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p430
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p122