Dodecatheon amethystinum
(Amethyst Shooting Star)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Amethyst Shooting Star, Jeweled Shooting Star
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 7
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: April - May
    Status: Native
    Range:

Dodecatheon amethystinum, or Amethyst Shooting Star, is native to, but rare, in the Great Lakes Area, where it grows along the state lines of Minnestoa, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illionois, as well as a disjunct population in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. It is a perennial, and ephemeral, that grows on moist limestone slopes. It blooms in mid to late spring with bright purple-pink flowers.

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