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Primula pauciflora, the pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star or prairie shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primula family Primulaceae. It is a widespread and very variable species, native to western North America, from Subarctic America to Mexico, often in xeric and desert habitats. It is found in the Great Basin Deserts and Mojave Desert. Its synonyms include Dodecatheon pauciflorum and Dodecatheon pulchellum.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Primula
- Family
- Primulaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Darkthroat shootingstar en Pretty shooting-star en Pretty shootingstar en Beautiful shootingstar en Few-flowered shootingstar en Few-flowered shooting star
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