Sierra Shootingstar

Dodecatheon jeffreyi Van Houtte - Primrose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Red, Pink, Yellow, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Sierra Shootingstar: Agriades rusticus podarce

Native Range

USA: Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.