The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Primulaceae
Genus:
Dodecatheon L. L.
Species:
Dodecatheon amethystinum Fassett
Synonym(s):

Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr.

Dodecatheon radicatum Greene

Species Common Name:
Jeweled shooting star
Habitat:
Limestone & sandstone cliffs & ledges
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northeast and east central: Allamakee County, Clayton County, Dubuque county, Jackson county and Winneshiek county
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Moist Limestone Ledges and Cliffs
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e9892