Primula meadia

Primula meadia

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Section: Primula sect. Dodecatheon
Species:
P. meadia
Binomial name
Primula meadia
(L.) A.R.Mast & Reveal
Synonyms
List
    • Dodecatheon angustifolium Raf.
    • Dodecatheon brachycarpum Small
    • Dodecatheon cordatum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon crenatum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon cuneatum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon ellipticum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon flexuosum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon hugeri Small
    • Dodecatheon integrifolium Michx.
    • Dodecatheon longifolium Raf.
    • Dodecatheon lutescens C.Z.Nelson
    • Dodecatheon meadia L.
    • Dodecatheon obovatum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon obtusum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon ovatum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon parviflorum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon pauciflorum subsp. eupauciflorum R.Knuth
    • Dodecatheon pauciflorum var. exquisitum J.F.Macbr. & Payson
    • Dodecatheon reflexum Salisb.
    • Dodecatheon serratum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon stanfieldii Small
    • Dodecatheon triflorum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon undatum Raf.
    • Dodecatheon uniflorum Raf.
    • Meadia crenata (Raf.) Kuntze
    • Meadia dodecathea Crantz
    • Meadia dodecatheon Mill.

Primula meadia (syn. Dodecatheon meadia), known by the common names shooting star, eastern shooting star, American cowslip, roosterheads, and prairie pointers is a species of flowering plant in the primula family Primulaceae. Also, the plant belongs to a group of herbaceous perennials.