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.

It is native to the eastern United States and Canada, spanning north from Manitoba and New York, south to Texas and Florida.

[5] Primula meadia is a perennial, growing to 8–20 in (203–508 mm) high, with flowers that emerge from a basal rosette of leaves (scapose).

Its seeds are dispersed by gusts of wind that shake the erect scapes.

[10][11][12] Primula meadia 'Goliath' is a cultivar that grows larger flowers on taller scapes.