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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 meadia (syn. Dodecatheon meadia), known by the common names shooting star, eastern shooting star, American cowslip, roosterheads, and prairie pointers [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family Primulaceae.
Primula poetica, synonym Dodecatheon poeticum, [2] is commonly known as the poet's shooting star or the narcissus shooting star. P. poetica is a species of the genus Primula placed in section Dodecatheon. It is native to the states of Oregon and Washington in western North America.
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.
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. [1] Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, two pre-production models saw limited service in Italy just before the end of World War II .
Primula pauciflora, the pretty shooting star, few-flowered shooting star, dark throat shooting star or prairie shooting star, is a species of flowering plant in the primula family Primulaceae. It is a widespread and very variable species, native to western North America, from Subarctic America to Mexico , [ 1 ] [ 3 ] often in xeric (extremely ...
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Nagareboshi Lens (流れ星レンズ, Nagareboshi Renzu, "Shooting Star Lens") is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Murata. [2] It began serialization in Shueisha 's Ribon manga magazine in 2011 [ 3 ] and ended on July 3, 2014; [ 4 ] a total of 10 volumes were published.