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Prairie Shooting Star Some alpine shooting star growing by an elk shed in the Slough Creek Valley in Yellowstone National Park. Dodecatheon pulchellum,Geotagged,Prairie shooting star,United States,Wildflowers,Wyoming,Yellowstone National Park Click/tap to enlarge

Prairie Shooting Star

Some alpine shooting star growing by an elk shed in the Slough Creek Valley in Yellowstone National Park.

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"Dodecatheon pulchellum", commonly known as Pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star and prairie shooting star. The plant is native to the Western United States, often in xeric and desert habitats. It is found in the Great Basin deserts and Mojave Desert.

Similar species: Ericales
Species identified by travismorhardt
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By travismorhardt

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Uploaded Jun 8, 2014. Captured Jun 1, 2014 13:16 in Unnamed Road, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, USA.
  • TG-830
  • f/4.7
  • 10/6400s
  • ISO125
  • 6.6mm