A Tale of 3 Shootingstars (IMAGE) Washington University in St. Louis Caption A study of two rare species of shootingstar that grow in cliff habitats, the jeweled shootingstar (middle) and French’s shootingstar (right) asked whether these are true species, glacial relicts now confined to refuge habitats, or variants of the widespread Mead’s shootingstar (left) that adapted to the cliff microclimates. Credit Brad Oberle Usage Restrictions Please credit photos. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.