Taxon: Primula pauciflora (Greene) A. R. Mast & Reveal

Summary

Genus:

Primula

Subgenus:

Auriculastrum

Section:

Dodecatheon

Family:

Primulaceae

Subfamily:

Primuloideae

Nomen number:

459447

Place of publication:

Brittonia 59:81. 2007

Verified:

06/30/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks.

Other conspecific taxa

Primula pauciflora (Greene) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. macrocarpa (A. Gray) A. R. Mast & Reveal (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Dodecatheon pauciflorum Greene

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr.
Exinia pulchella Raf.

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Reference(s)

Mast, A. H. & J. L. Reveal. 2007. Transfer of Dodecatheon to Primula (Primulaceae). Brittonia 59:79-82.

Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	ALTERNATE NAME	NOTE	SEQ	CITATION
English	pretty shooting-star		as Dodecatheon pulchellum	1	Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
Swedish	liten tolvgudablomma			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	w.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota	w.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	s.w.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (s.w.), Yukon], United States [Alaska (s.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba (s.), British Columbia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Nebraska (w.), North Dakota (w.), South Dakota (w.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (n.), Utah]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	fide Dict Gard, as Dodecatheon pulchellum; Eur Gard F, as Dodecatheon pulchellum	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=459447. Accessed 13 March 2026.