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Dodecatheon dentatum
Also called White shootingstar
Primula latiloba, also called white shooting star or toothed American cowslip, is a native North American perennial with toothed leaves and white, nodding flowers in late spring. It grows best in cool, moist, shaded woodland-style conditions and goes dormant soon after flowering.
Primula latiloba, synonyms Dodecatheon dentatum and Dodecatheon latilobum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, known by the common names white shooting star and toothed American cowslip.
It is native to areas of western North America, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Primula latiloba is cultivated as a perennial ornamental plant, used in traditional and native plant shade gardens. It is of special value to native bumble bees. The plants usually go dormant almost immediately after flowering.
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