COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
1076
catalog_number
1076
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.1076_1200.Dod_mea2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.1076_1200.Dod_mea2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:1076
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:1076
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Dodecatheon meadia L.
scientific_name
Dodecatheon meadia L.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Primulaceae
family
Primulaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Dodecatheon
genus
Dodecatheon
Genus
false
Species:
meadia
specific_epithet
meadia
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
L.
scientific_name_author
L.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Montgomery
county
Montgomery
County
false
Locality:
Independence, NE along US 160. Sycamore Prairie.
locality
Independence, NE along US 160. Sycamore Prairie.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
5/18/1980
date_collected
5/18/1980
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek dodeka ("twelve") and thios ("gods"), referring to legend that this plant was favored by the 12 most important gods
genus_name_meaning
From Greek dodeka ("twelve") and thios ("gods"), referring to legend that this plant was favored by the 12 most important gods
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
Named for Dr. Samuel Barnum Mead, 19th century botanist
species_name_meaning
Named for Dr. Samuel Barnum Mead, 19th century botanist
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Shooting star
common_names
Shooting star
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1-5.5 dm
description
Height: 1-5.5 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are pink to magenta or white and bloom from April to May.
description
Species description: Flowers are pink to magenta or white and bloom from April to May.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect perennial herb with a single unbranched stem. Leaves are simple and occur in a basal rosette.
description
Species description: Erect perennial herb with a single unbranched stem. Leaves are simple and occur in a basal rosette.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Moist or dry woods and prairies.
description
Habitat: Moist or dry woods and prairies.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Southeast eighth of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Southeast eighth of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Bees extract pollen by vibrating their bodies and shaking the pollen from the stamens.
description
Notes: Bees extract pollen by vibrating their bodies and shaking the pollen from the stamens.
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Grows best in rich, moist to wet, well-drained soil in partial to full shade."
description
"Cultivation: Grows best in rich, moist to wet, well-drained soil in partial to full shade."
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Division--in fall.
description
Propagation: Division--in fall.
Description
false
Color:
Pinkish
color
Pinkish
Color
false
Color:
Magenta
color
Magenta
Color
false
Color:
White
color
White
Color
false