Alpine Shooting Star (Primula tetrandra)

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Alpine shooting star (Primula tetrandra, formerly Dodecatheon alpinum) is a showy high elevation wildflower in the primrose family. This partially aquatic perennial herb makes a beautiful addition to cold seeps and stream banks.

Alpine shooting star (Primula tetrandra). Focus-stacked composite of 106 exposures. Carson Pass, Eldorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California, USA.
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Alpine shooting star (Primula tetrandra), highly-detailed close-up of a flower in bloom. Carson Pass, Eldorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California, USA.
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Alpine shooting star (Primula tetrandra), documentary view of a cluster of wildflowers. Carson Pass, Eldorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California, USA.
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Next Plant: Henderson's shooting star (Primula hendersonii)

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