Flower ID: IMG_5717.JPG-05-23-2026 Flower name (scientific): Primula meadia (Linnaeus) A. R. Mast & Reveal PY: 2007. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) Flower name (common): Common Shooting Star Family name (common): Primrose Family name (scientific): Primulaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches (1.8 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: pink or white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel Plant description: Size: 8 to 24 inches (20 to 61 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblanceolate or elliptic-oblanceolate (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): Wetland Status (MW):