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''Dodecatheon meadia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to North America. It is found in the American South, as well as the Upper Midwest, Kansas, New York, Pennsylvania and the Canadian province of Manitoba. It grows in woods and prairies and tolerates partial shade. It is commonly known as shooting star, though this name may also refer to other species. It has white or pink petals which nod from an umbel, protruding from a scape . It flowers in the spring. ==Cultivars== ''Dodecatheon meadia'' 'Goliath' is a cultivar that grows larger flowers on taller scapes. White flowering forms can occasionally be found in the wild.〔Steiner, Lynn M. 2006. Landscaping with native plants of Michigan. St. Paul, MN: MBI Pub. Co. Page 82.〕 The white-flowered form ''D. meadia'' f. ''album'' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=667 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dodecatheon meadia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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