Primula clevelandii, with the common name of Padre's shooting star, is a species of primrose. Its specific epithet clevelandii honors 19th-century San Diego-based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland. Description Primula clevelandii is spring deciduous, dying back to the ground after the rains cease. It has basal clumps of leaves up to 40 centimeters long. The flowers are magenta to deep lavender to white. They are nodding flowers each about an inch long on stems up to a foot tall. This species hybridizes with Primula hendersonii, from which it can be distinguished by its green stem. Subspecies Named subspecies include: Primula clevelandii ssp. clevelandii — The autonymous subspecies. In Baja California, it is found in the northwestern part of the state at low elevations from Tijuana south to El Rosario. Primula clevelandii ssp. gracilis — Known commonly as the island shooting star. Found on the California Channel Islands and Guadalupe Island in Mexico. Primula clevelandii ssp. insularis Primula clevelandii ssp. patula Distribution The plant is native to California and Baja California. It is generally found in open grassland areas. References "Wildflowers of Henry W. Coe State Park" brochure, Larry Ulrich, 2002 External links Jepson eFlora Treatment of Primula clevelandii Calflora Database: Dodecatheon clevelandii (padre's shooting star) Jepson Manual Treatment - Dodecatheon clevelandii USDA Plants Profile for Dodecatheon clevelandii (padre's shooting star) Dodecatheon clevelandii — Photo gallery clevelandii Flora of California Flora of Baja California Flora of Mexican Pacific Islands Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Taxa named by Edward Lee Greene Flora without expected TNC conservation status