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El Paso County Wildflower Project - Dark-throated Shooting Star

Dark-throated Shooting Star

Bloom Season: March - August

Habitat: shady bogs

Photography Notes: Very participative

Credits: Jason Fazio, 21 June

According to Plants of the World Online:[1]

According to the Jepson eFlora:[2]

Primula pauciflora, the pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star or prairie shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primula family Primulaceae. It is a widespread and very variable species, native to western North America, from Subarctic America to Mexico,[1][3] often in xeric (extremely dry) and desert habitats. It is found in the Great Basin Deserts and Mojave Desert. Its synonyms include Dodecatheon pauciflorum and Dodecatheon pulchellum.

El Paso County Wildflower Project - Dark-throated Shooting Star

Image Credit: Jason Fazio | 21 June

Image Credit: Jason Fazio | 06 June

El Paso County Wildflower Project - Dark-throated Shooting Star

Image Credit: Jason Fazio | 02 June

El Paso County Wildflower Project - Dark-throated Shooting Star

Image Credit: Jason Fazio | 02 June

Image Credit: Jason Fazio | 06 June

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Dark-throated Shooting Star (native) is one of many wildflowers featured in the El Paso CO Wildflower Project, a community-built field guide documenting the wildflowers of El Paso County, Colorado.