Transcript The shooting star thrives in dry to moist soil, mostly light clay and silt

Cosmic Garden
Compiled By;
Matthew Augustyn
Shooting Star Flower
The Shooting star’s
scientific name is
Dodecathon media
It is also known as the
Pride Of Ohio and the
American Cowslip
http://www.smmtc.org/plantofthemonth/plant_of_the_month_200803_Shooting_Star.htm
The shooting star can
have 1 or more
reddish-brown or green
stalks.
Different shooting star
variations can have a
variety of flower colors,
ranging from a serene
white and a light pink
to a light purple or a
rosy pink.
http://www.critterzone.com/animal-pictures-nature/flower-shooting-star.htm
The shooting star
thrives in dry to moist
soil, mostly light clay
and silt.
The shooting star is
native to Illinois, so it
is accustomed to most
Illini terrain.
The Shooting star has
an umbel of up to 6
flowers that flex
downwards.
The shooting star does
not have a distinct
scent
The shooting star
blooms in late spring
for around a month.
The Shooting Star can
grow to be from 1 to 3
feet tall.
The flower has
cylindrical seed cases
that allow the seeds to
be scattered into the
wind.
So Vote
For The
Shooting
Star!
References
(Baumann, 2008, [Online])
http://www.smmtc.org/plantofthemonth/plant_of_the_month_200803_Shooting_Star.htm
(Jorg, 2007, [Online]) http://www.critterzone.com/animal-pictures-nature/flower-shootingstar.htm