[Shooting Stars: The Genus Dodecatheon West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Alaskan Shooting Star

Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum

Synonyms: Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. alaskanum, Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum

Alaska Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum (Synonyms: Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. alaskanum, Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum)

A close-up of the flower of Alaskan shooting star as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve........June 2006.

Alaskan Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum (Synonyms: Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. alaskanum, Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum)

Alaskan shooting stars as seen on north-facing slopes atop Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park.......July 26, 2008.

Capsule of Alaskan Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum (Synonyms: Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. alaskanum, Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum)

A close-up of the capsule of Alaskan shooting star as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve.......June 2006.
Paul Slichter