Green Nature

Desert Shooting Star

picture of a desert shooting star or bonneville shooting star


The Desert Shooting Star, or Bonneville Shootingstar (Dodecatheon conjugens) grows on East of the Cascades, east to Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

Flower color varies, with some plants having white petals.

The bottom picture shows the leaves.

picture of the leaves of a desert shooting star

© 2009 Patricia A. Michaels