Primula frenchii, French's shootingstar, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.[1][2] It is native to the central and southern United States, in southern Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Alabama. It grows in moist, shady areas such as ledges near streams and under sandstone cliffs.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Primula |
| Section: | Primula sect. Dodecatheon |
| Species: | P. frenchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Primula frenchii (Vasey) A.R.Mast & Reveal
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It was originally described as Dodecatheon meadia var. frenchii Vasey in 1891,[3] elevated to species in 1932,[4] then moved to the genus Primula in 2007.[5]
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Growing on an outcrop ledge in Pope County, Illinois
References
edit- ^ a b c "Primula frenchii (Vasey) A.R.Mast & Reveal". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b Reveal, James L. (2009). "Dodecatheon frenchii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 8. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 9 August 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Dodecatheon meadia var. frenchii Vasey". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Dodecatheon frenchii (Vasey) Rydb". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Primula frenchii (Vasey) A.R.Mast & Reveal". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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