Dodecatheon meadia, commonly known as shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family (Primulaceae) native to the eastern United States and Canada. Painted with a Heath Hen aka Greater Prairie Chicken and Eastern Shooting Star (Urogallus minor) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749), an English naturalist who studied flora and fauna in the New World.

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Size: 3400px × 4950px
Location: USA
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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