PLANTS Profile for Dodecatheon frenchii (French's shootingstar)

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Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.
French's shootingstar

Symbol:

DOFR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Primulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.

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Synonyms:
Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.

	DOMEM2	Dodecatheon meadia L. ssp. membranaceum R. Knuth
	DOMEF	Dodecatheon meadia L. var. frenchii Vasey

Distribution:
Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.


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USA (AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO)

Related Taxa:
Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.

View 11 genera in Primulaceae, 15 species in Dodecatheon

Classification:
Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Primulales
Family	Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus	Dodecatheon L. – shootingstar
Species	Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb. – French's shootingstar

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arkansas:
French's shootingstar		Threatened
Indiana:
French's shootingstar		Rare
Kentucky:
French's shooting-star		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502108.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 01:15 PM CDT