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.
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.
The photo above shows a close-up of a flower of poet's shooting star as seen along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams...........May 13, 2007. Note again the numerous glands on the scape and pedicel.
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