Plant Data Sheet
Species Dodecatheon hendersonii, Broad-leaved
shooting star
Range
Climate, elevation
Grows in wet and mild climate at low elevations.
Local occurrence (where, how
common)
Commonly found on South Puget Sound Prairies.
Habitat preferences
Well drained soils.
Plant strategy type/successional stage (stress-tolerator,
competitor, weedy/colonizer, seral, late successional)
Stress-tolerator.
Associated species
Dodecathion pulchellum, Balsamorhiza deltoidea, and other prairie species.
Other common names include:
Mosquito Bills
May be collected as:
Seeds.
Collection restrictions or
guidelines
None specified.
Seed germination (needs
dormancy breaking?)
Requires cool stratification for at least 6 weeks but has better % germination if left for 12 weeks. Store in moist, sterile, inorganic soil mix at 2-6ēC for six or twelve weeks.
Seed life (can be stored,
short shelf-life, long shelf-life)
Not specified.
Recommended seed storage
conditions
Propagation recommendations
(plant seeds, vegetative parts, cuttings, etc.)
Seeds.
Soil or
medium requirements (inoculum necessary?)
None specified.
Installation form (form,
potential for successful outcomes, cost)
Seeding or plant installation.
Recommended planting density
Not found.
Care requirements after
installed (water weekly, water once etc.)
None specified.
Normal rate of growth or
spread; lifespan
Sources cited
Drake Deanne, Kern
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/grass/carexros.html
Pojar, Jim and Andrew MacKinnon. 1994. Plants of the
Data compiled by (student
name and date)
Lara Johnson