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       Frigid Shooting Star

                            (Dodecatheon frigidum)

This flower is called the Frigid Shooting Star because it resembles a falling star. It looks like it’s bowing it’s head! The Frigid Shooting Star's petals are pink with a white ring next to the stamen. This unique flower blooms mid-June through late July and has a faint but nice smell. In the flower there are 5 sepals, the outer green part of the flower keeping it cozy when in bud. Also, 5 stamens where the pollen is kept, and a 5 parted ovary containing the seeds. The leaves are spade shaped and basal. They like to grow in damp Alpine Meadows, wet tundra, and Alpine slopes. Sometimes this plant can grow to 10 inches tall! I think this plant is quite captivating! What do you think? Does it look like a falling or shooting star to you?

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