[The Primrose Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Frigid Shooting Star, Northern Shootingstar, Western Arctic Shootingstar

Dodecatheon frigidum

Synonym: Primula frigida

Frigid Shooting Star, Northern Shootingstar, Western Arctic Shootingstar: Dodecatheon frigidum (Synonym: Primula frigida)

Frigid shootingstar as seen on the southwest-facing slopes of Mount Galen, Denali National Park and Preserve............June 17, 2012.

Frigid Shooting Star, Northern Shootingstar, Western Arctic Shootingstar: Dodecatheon frigidum (Synonym: Primula frigida) - Inflorescence of Frigid Shooting Star, Northern Shootingstar, Western Arctic Shootingstar: Dodecatheon frigidum (Synonym: Primula frigida)

Frigid shootingstar as seen on the east-facing slopes of Pillow Basalt Ridge about one mile or so north of the Park Road and to the west of Little Stony Creek, Denali National Park and Preserve............June 17, 2012.

Frigid Shooting Star, Western Arctic Shootingstar: Dodecatheon frigidum (Synonym: Primula frigida)

Frigid shooting star as seen at a wetlands along the Taiga Trail at Camp Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve.........June 16, 2012.

Frigid Shooting Star, Western Arctic Shootingstar: Dodecatheon frigidum (Synonym: Primula frigida) - Flower of Frigid Shooting Star, Western Arctic Shootingstar: Dodecatheon frigidum (Synonym: Primula frigida)

Frigid shooting star on the upper slopes of Camp Ridge, above Camp Denali.........June 22, 2002.

Paul Slichter