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Primrose (Primulaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Primrose (Primulaceae)

Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Star)
This specimen of Shooting Star shows the root system as well as the leaves and a flower stalk with a few flower heads.
Shooting Star grows in moist to dry prairies, rocky hill prairies, and open savannas. It blooms in mid-to-late spring.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 12528

<i>Dodecatheon meadia</i> (Shooting Star)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Primrose (Primulaceae)

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