Primula frenchii
Species of flowering plant
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Primula frenchii, French's shootingstar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.[1][2] It is native to the central and southern United States, in southern Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Alabama. It grows in moist, shady areas such as ledges near streams and under sandstone cliffs.[1][2]
| Primula frenchii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Section: | Primula sect. Dodecatheon |
| Species: | P. frenchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Primula frenchii (Vasey) A.R.Mast & Reveal | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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It was originally described as Dodecatheon meadia var. frenchii Vasey in 1891,[3] elevated to species in 1932,[4] then moved to the genus Primula in 2007.[5]
Growing on an outcrop ledge in Pope County, Illinois
