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Primula jeffreyi, synonym Dodecatheon jeffreyi, [1] is a North American species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names Sierra shooting star, Jeffrey's shooting star, and tall mountain shooting star.
Primula austrofrigida, syn. Dodecatheon austrofrigidum, [2] [3] is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names frigid shooting star and tundra shooting star. It is native to Washington and Oregon in the United States, where it grows in the coastal mountain ranges, including those on the Olympic Peninsula .
Primula tetrandra, synonyms Dodecatheon tetrandrum and Dodecatheon alpinum, [1] is a perennial plant in the primrose family, Primulaceae, known by the common name alpine shooting star. [ 2 ] This wildflower is native to the Western United States , in California , Arizona , Nevada , Oregon , Utah and Washington . [ 1 ]
Clerodendrum quadriloculare (known as the bronze-leaved clerodendrum, fireworks plant, [3] [4] Philippine glorybower, shooting star or starburst bush [4] in English, and bagawak or bagawak morado [3] [4] in Filipino) is a species of flowering plant native to New Guinea and the Philippines.
The genus is largely confined to North America and part of northeastern Siberia. Common names include shooting star, [5] American cowslip, mosquito bills, mad violets, [6] and sailor caps. A few species are grown in gardens for their showy and unique flower display. The stamens are thrust out with the sepals bent back.
Primula clevelandii, with the common name of Padre's shooting star, is a species of primrose. [ 2 ] Its specific epithet clevelandii honors 19th-century San Diego–based plant collector and lawyer Daniel Cleveland.
Shooting Star is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and penciller Sal Buscema , the character first appeared in Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #265 (November 1981).