Wish Upon a Shooting Star (Dodecatheon)

Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii blooming at Mission Trails Park. These lovely little flowers grow in open, moist grassy areas and are in the family Primulaceae (related to Primulinums).

A white clone of Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii, shooting star, also blooming at Mission Trails Park.

Shooting Star

The alpine meadows at the Santa Rosa Ecological Preserve were full of Chocolate Lillies and Shooting Star, Dodecatheon clevelandi as well as a whole host of other wildflowers. It was quite a sight. There was also a lot of variation from plant to plant which was fun to speculate about.