Dodecatheon pulchellum

Dark-throated Shooting-star: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Dodecatheon pulchellum

Dark-throated Shooting-star (Dodecatheon pulchellum): Perennial herb freqently found primarily in estuary meadows and above the high tide line on beaches. Has also been found at higher elevation meadows around Juneau, Takhin ridge west of Haines, and at least once on NW Chichagof Island. (Associated with calcareous at upland sites?)

Collections in ARCTOS from throughout the region.

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Weblinks

• e-FloraBC page for Dodecatheon pulchellum
• USDAPLANTS page for Dodecatheon pulchellum
• EthnoBotany page for Dodecatheon pulchellum
• FNA page for Dodecatheon pulchellum

• PacNW Herbaria Records for Dodecatheon pulchellum
• Search Arctos Database for Dodecatheon pulchellum (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Dodecatheon pulchellum (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Dodecatheon pulchellum
• iNaturalist Observations for Dodecatheon pulchellum in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Muller: gen; open areas, meadows, common
• Hall 2010: "Open areas, bogs and coastal meadows, mostly at low elevation. Common in SE Alaska...."

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