Primula clevelandii
Species of flowering plant
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Primula clevelandii, with the common name of Padre's shooting star, is a species of primrose.[2]
| Padre's shooting star | |
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| San Benito County, California, 2009 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Section: | Primula sect. Dodecatheon |
| Species: | P. clevelandii |
| Binomial name | |
| Primula clevelandii (Greene) A.R.Mast & Reveal | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Its specific epithet clevelandii honors 19th-century San Diego–based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland.[3]
Description
Primula clevelandii is spring deciduous, dying back to the ground after the rains cease. It has basal clumps of leaves up to 40 centimeters long.
The flowers are magenta to deep lavender to white. They are nodding flowers each about an inch long on stems up to a foot tall.
This species hybridizes with Primula hendersonii, from which it can be distinguished by its green stem.
Subspecies
Named subspecies include:[4]
- Primula clevelandii ssp. clevelandii – The autonymous subspecies. In Baja California, it is found in the northwestern part of the state at low elevations from Tijuana south to El Rosario.[5]
- Primula clevelandii ssp. gracilis – Known commonly as the island shooting star. Found on the California Channel Islands and Guadalupe Island in Mexico.[5]
- Primula clevelandii ssp. insularis
- Primula clevelandii ssp. patula
Distribution
The plant is native to California and Baja California. It is generally found in open grassland areas.
