NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia]
Eastern Shooting Star, Pride of Ohio, Roosterheads, Prairie Pointers
Scientific Name: |
Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia] |
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Genus: |
Primula |
Species Epithet: |
meadia |
Common Name: |
Eastern Shooting Star, Pride of Ohio, Roosterheads, Prairie Pointers |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Primulaceae (Primrose Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White, Pink |
Light: |
Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
March, April, May, June |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
“Rich forests, woodlands, and rock outcrops (primarily calcareous or mafic), especially with nutrient-rich seepage” (Weakley 2015). Rare in NC Mountains and Piedmont. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Assigned |
State Rank: |
S2: Imperiled, S3: Vulnerable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
SC-V: Special Concern: Vulnerable (*Key) |
Notes: |
NC Natural Heritage Program NC Rank: S2S3 |
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New Bloom Shoots
Black Mountain, late April 2002 |
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Bloom & Buds
Black Mountain, May 2002 |
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Blooms
Black Mountain, May 2002 |
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Basal rosette of ascending leaves (dusted with tree pollen!) and emerging flower scape. Orange Co., NC, -cultivated
Bettina Darveaux |
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Rosette of relatively large basal leaves and leafless 1-1.5 ft flowering stalk (scape) with nodding flowers that are arranged in an umbel. The flower petals are drastically reflexed. Orange Co., NC -cultivatred
Bettina Darveaux |
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![The Scientific Name is Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia]. You will likely hear them called Eastern Shooting Star, Pride of Ohio, Roosterheads, Prairie Pointers. This picture shows the Basal rosette of ascending leaves (dusted with tree pollen!) and emerging flower scape. of Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Primula_meadia_IMG_0656_BD.jpeg "Basal rosette of ascending leaves (dusted with tree pollen!) and emerging flower scape. of Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia]")
![The Scientific Name is Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia]. You will likely hear them called Eastern Shooting Star, Pride of Ohio, Roosterheads, Prairie Pointers. This picture shows the Rosette of relatively large basal leaves and leafless 1-1.5 ft flowering stalk (scape) with nodding flowers that are arranged in an umbel. The flower petals are drastically reflexed. of Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Primula_meadia_IMG_0693_BD.jpeg "Rosette of relatively large basal leaves and leafless 1-1.5 ft flowering stalk (scape) with nodding flowers that are arranged in an umbel. The flower petals are drastically reflexed. of Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia]")
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