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Primulaceae

Mosquito bills

Primula hendersonii (A.Gray) A.R.Mast & Reveal

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Primula

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Mosquito bills: Species from western North America Common name: Broad-leaved shooting star, Henderson's shooting star, mosquito bills, sailor caps Photographed on the North Pea
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
arz
دوديكاثيون هندرسونى
Chinese
亨德森流星报春
English
Mosquito bills

Synonyms

  • Dodecatheon atratum Greene
  • Dodecatheon cruciatum Greene
  • Dodecatheon ellipticum Nutt. ex Durand
  • Dodecatheon hansenii (Greene) H.J.Thomps.
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii A.Gray
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii subsp. cruciatum (Greene) H.J.Thomps.
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii subsp. hansenii (Greene) Kartesz
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii subsp. hendersonii
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii subsp. parvifolium (R.Knuth) H.J.Thomps.
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii var. cruciatum (Greene) Greene
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii var. hansenii Greene
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii var. hendersonii
  • Dodecatheon hendersonii var. typicum R.Knuth
  • Dodecatheon integrifolium var. latifolium Hook.
  • Dodecatheon latifolium Piper
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. brevifolium A.Gray
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. ellipticum K.Brandegee
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. hendersonii (A.Gray) K.Brandegee
  • Dodecatheon meadia var. parvifolium (R.Knuth) E.D.Br.
  • Dodecatheon patulum var. parvifolium R.Knuth
  • Meadia hendersoni var. cruciata Greene
  • Meadia hendersonii (A.Gray) Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.