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:

7 (7 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Primula pauciflora (Greene) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. macrocarpa (A. Gray) A. R. Mast & Reveal (1 active accession[s])

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

Basionym
Dodecatheon pauciflorum Greene

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

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Dodecatheon pulchellum
Mast, A. H. & J. L. Reveal. 2007. Transfer of Dodecatheon to Primula (Primulaceae). Brittonia 59:79-82.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: as Dodecatheon pulchellum

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. Note: as Dodecatheon pulchellum
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	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	w.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota	w.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	w.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
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	Utah		Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	s.w.	Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada Note: lists as Dodocatheon pauciflorum (Durand) Greene; = D. pulchellum subsp. pauciflorum (Durand) Hultén
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.	Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada Note: lists as Dodocatheon pauciflorum (Durand) Greene; = D. pulchellum subsp. pauciflorum (Durand) Hultén
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada Note: lists as Dodocatheon pauciflorum (Durand) Greene; = D. pulchellum subsp. pauciflorum (Durand) Hultén
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.)

Reference(s)

Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
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
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada Note: lists as Dodocatheon pauciflorum (Durand) Greene; = D. pulchellum subsp. pauciflorum (Durand) Hultén
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Dodecatheon pulchellum
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: as Dodecatheon pulchellum

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=459447. Accessed 12 May 2026.