Taxon: Primula jeffreyi (hort. ex Van Houtte) A. R. Mast & Reveal

Summary

Genus:

Primula

Subgenus:

Auriculastrum

Section:

Dodecatheon

Family:

Primulaceae

Subfamily:

Primuloideae

Nomen number:

459442

Place of publication:

Brittonia 59:81. 2007, nom. cons.

Comment:

the basionym Dodecatheon jeffreyi hort. ex Van Houtte is conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.4 & App. IV) D. jeffreyanum K. Koch, nom. rej.

Verified:

08/29/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym
Dodecatheon jeffreyi hort. ex Van Houtte

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Dodecatheon jeffreyi hort. ex Van Houtte var. jeffreyi

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada. Note: = Dodecatheon jeffreyi

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Jeffrey shooting-star		as Dodecatheon jeffreyi	1	Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada. Note: as Dodecatheon jeffreyi
English	Sierra shooting-star		as Dodecatheon jeffreyi	1	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: as Dodecatheon jeffreyi

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana	w.	Dorn, R. D. 1984. Vascular plants of Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming	n.w.	Dorn, R. D. 1977. Manual of the vascular plants of Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	n.	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	w.	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska	s.e.	Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska (s.e.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho, Montana (w.), Oregon, Washington, Wyoming (n.w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (n.), Nevada (w.)]

Reference(s)

Dorn, R. D. 1977. Manual of the vascular plants of Wyoming
Dorn, R. D. 1984. Vascular plants of Montana
Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=459442. Accessed 17 April 2026.