Frigid shooting star (Primula austrofrigida)

Frigid shooting star, a reference photo — Photo: peganum from Henfield, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Primula austrofrigida, syn. Dodecatheon austrofrigidum, is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names frigid shooting star and tundra shooting star. It is native to Washington and Oregon in the United States, where it grows in the coastal mountain ranges, including those on the Olympic Peninsula.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Frigid shooting star being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Primula jeffreyi
Primula frigida
Primula pauciflora
Primula conjugens

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species: Primula austrofrigida

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