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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.
Bloom Season: March - August
Habitat: shady bogs
Photography Notes: Very participative
Credits: Jason Fazio, 4 September
Image Credit: Jason Fazio
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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.
