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Dodecatheon clevelandii is a species of Dodecatheon native to California and Baja California. Its common name is padre's shooting star. It is generally found in open grassy areas. It is spring deciduous, dying back to the ground after the rains cease. It has basal clumps of leaves up to 16 centimeters long with nodding flowers each about an inch long on stems up to a foot tall. The flowers are magenta to deep lavender to white. This species hybridizes with Dodecatheon hendersonii, from which it can be distinguished by its green stem.
Perennial herb
6 - 12 in Tall
Winter Deciduous
Lavender, Pink, Purple, White
Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Low
Moderate
Slow
Tolerates clay.
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Grassy places
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Arrowhead Arctic Blue
Agriades podarce
Spotted Cut-Worm
Xestia c-nigrum