Also known as - Saline Shootingstar, Few-flowered Shooting Star, Shooting Star, Western Shooting Star.
Latin synonyms - Dodecatheon pauciflorum, Dodecatheon radicatum
Native to Alberta. Perennial.
General Description
By Gustave J. Yaki
Native to western N.
America. Locally uncommon to common. Stems, lacking; entire plant smooth (lacking glands or hairs).
Leaves, basal rosette, blade and leafstalk, 4-20cm long; oval or spatulate; rounded or sharp-pointed, base
tapered; edge untoothed, occasionally wavy. Flowers, 3-20, nodding from stalks 1-5cm long, on stems 5-50cm
tall; showy, 5 strongly reflexed petals, cut almost to base, magenta to lavender, with white throats;
stamens tightly arranged around the style, and projecting forward, usually dark at base; May-June. Fruit,
erect cylindrical capsule, with numerous seeds, 2-3mm long; capsule teeth sharp pointed. Habitat: poorly
drained meadows near streams; saline flats. sWeas.N50.59.230/W114.09.661.
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KEN OAKES
for serving as the society's PRESIDENT this year
BRENT JOHNER
for serving 9 consecutive years on the society's Board