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Primula meadia

(L.) A.R. Mast & Reveal

Common Shootingstar

G5Secure Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137682
Element CodePDPRI030B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPrimulales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusPrimula
Synonyms
Dodecatheon meadiaL.
Other Common Names
Gyroselle de Virginie (FR) pride of Ohio (EN) Pride-of-Ohio (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America (vol. 8, 2009) lumps subspecific taxa. Mast and Reveal (2007) transfer Dodecatheon meadia to Primula meadia.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-04-09
Change Date1984-04-09
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS4Yes
South CarolinaS2Yes
MinnesotaS1Yes
West VirginiaS4Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSHYes
MississippiS2Yes
OhioSNRYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
New YorkSXYes
MichiganS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
FloridaS1Yes
TennesseeS4Yes
KansasS3Yes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
MarylandS3Yes
LouisianaS2Yes
North CarolinaS2Yes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaNNR
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Arkansas (6)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Oklahoma (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beech CreekOuachita National Forest8,303
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Peters Mountain Addition A (VA)Jefferson National Forest1,268
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
Peters Mountain Addition A (WV)Jefferson National Forest343
References (13)
  1. Bare, J. E. 1979. Wildflowers and weeds of Kansas. The Regents Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 509 pp.
  2. Britton, N. L. and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. 3 vol. Dover Publications, Inc., N. Y. 2052 pp.
  3. Fassett, N.C. 1944. <i>Dodecathion </i>in North America. American Midland Naturalist 31:355-486.
  4. Fassett, Norman C. 1940. A Manual of Aquatic Plants. McGraw- Hill Book Company, New York, New York. 382 p.
  5. Fernald, M.L. 1950 Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th ed. American Book Company, New York. 1632 pp.
  6. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  7. Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
  8. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  9. Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. First edition printed by Adlard &amp; Son, Bartholomew Press, Dorking, Great Britain. 2 vol.
  10. Mast, A. R., and J. L. Reveal. 2007. Transfer of <i>Dodecatheon </i>to <i>Primula </i>(Primulaceae). Brittonia 59: 79-82.
  11. Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, and C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. 1183 pp.
  12. Strausbaugh, P.D. and E.L. Core. 1964. Flora of West Virginia, Series 65, No 3-2. West Virginia University Bulletin.
  13. Weishaupt, C.G. 1971. Vascular Plants of Ohio, Third edition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa.