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Taxonomy
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- Kingdom Plantae – Plants
- Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
- Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
- Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
- Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
- Subclass Dilleniidae
- Order Primulales
- Family Primulaceae – Primrose family
- Genus Dodecatheon L. – shootingstar
- Species Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. – darkthroat shootingstar
Description
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Seed
Abbreviation: ELGL
Seed sample from: 2010
Average Measurement including husk and awn: 29.8 x 1.2 x 0.9
Measurement Range including husk and awn: L: 22 – 35, W: 1 – 1.5, D: 0.5 – 1
Average Measurement without husk or awn: 5.3 x 1 x 1
Measurement Range without husk or awn: L: 5 - 5.5, W: 0.9 – 1.1, D: 0.9 – 1
Features
Shape: Awn is straight and is 5 – 6 times as long as seed body. Awn is very finely toothed.
Other Structures:Inner seed has deep longitudinal sulcus on one side and a few fine longitudinal lines on the opposite seed face.
Color: Husks off white to tan, papillose with a slight sheen. Hilium is a darker brown color. Seed is tan at the ends, and blue to green in the middle.
Surface:Seed surface is smooth and matte.
Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
References
- Dodecatheon pulchellum subsp. pulchellum - Wikimedia Commons. Dodecatheon pulchellum subsp. pulchellum in Calico Basin, west of Las Vegas, Nevada - Stan Shebs (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Stan Shebs)
[1]. Retrieved 05/07/2012.
- USDA, NRCS. 2012. Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. USDA PLANTS Profile, PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=dopu, 7 May 2012). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. Retrieved 04/13/2012.
