. ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : G erman ▁statist icians ▁Category : 1 8 2 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁W roc ław ▁Category : He idel berg ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁T üb ingen ▁al umn i ▁Category : H umb old t ▁University ▁of ▁Berlin ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁D ode cat he on ▁po etic um ▁is ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁shooting ▁star ▁or ▁the ▁N arc iss us ▁shooting ▁star . ▁D . ▁po etic um ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁D ode cat he on ▁which ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Oregon ▁and ▁Washington ▁in ▁ ▁western ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁genus ▁D ode cat he on ▁contains ▁her b ace ous ▁flow ering ▁plants ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁prim rose ▁family ▁Prim ul aceae . ▁This ▁plant ▁has ▁bas al ▁cl umps ▁of ▁leaves ▁and ▁dro op ing ▁flowers ▁that ▁occur ▁at ▁the ▁a pe x ▁of ▁tall ▁st ems ▁that ▁rise ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁leaves ▁join . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁D . ▁po etic um ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Louis ▁F . ▁Hend erson ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁The ▁discovery ▁of ▁this ▁flower ▁was ▁made ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁discovery ▁and ▁identification ▁of ▁another ▁plant ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁genus , ▁D ode cat he on ▁dent atum . ▁During ▁the ▁initial ▁classification