Species: Dodecatheon poeticum
Poet's Shootingstar
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Primulales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Dodecatheon
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Primrose Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Primulales - Primulaceae - Dodecatheon
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
tall, with bright pink to deep lavender-colored flower petals.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-08-12
Global Status Last Changed
1986-04-08
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
This species is restricted to the Columbia River Gorge area of Hood River and Wasco Counties, Oregon and Skamania and Klickitat Counties, Washington, as well as ninety miles northward into Yakima County.