[Shootingstars: The Genus Dodecatheon in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Poet's Shootingstar, Poet's Shooting Star, Narcissus Shooting Star

Dodecatheon poeticum

Synonym: Primula poetica

Poet's Shootingstar, Poet's Shooting Star, Narcissus Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum (Synonym: Primula poetica) - Poet's Shootingstar, Poet's Shooting Star, Narcissus Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum (Synonym: Primula poetica) - Poet's Shootingstar, Poet's Shooting Star, Narcissus Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum (Synonym: Primula poetica)

Poet's shooting stars blooming in the South Fork Wenas Creek at Barbecue Flats, Yakima County, WA......June 1, 2024.

Poet's Shootingstar, Poet's Shooting Star, Narcissus Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum (Synonym: Primula poetica)

The photo above shows a clump of poet's shooting star as seen along a stream east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 13, 2007.

Flower of Poet's Shootingstar, Poet's Shooting Star, Narcissus Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum (Synonym: Primula poetica) - Flower of Poet's Shootingstar, Poet's Shooting Star, Narcissus Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum (Synonym: Primula poetica)

The photo above shows a clump of poet's shooting star as seen along a stream east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 13, 2007. Note the numerous glands on the pedicel.

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The photo above shows a close-up of a leaf of poet's shooting star as seen along a stream east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 13, 2007. Note the small teeth along the upper margin of the blade, a characteristic of this species.

Paul Slichter