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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below. |
| Botanical name: |
Trientalis borealis
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| Common
name: |
Starflower
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| Synonomy |
n/a |
| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Primulaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Plant
height: |
low perennial from slender, creeping
rhizomes, stems simple, erect, hairless or with tiny glands; growing
4-8" tall.
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| Flower
color: |
white |
| Flower
size: |
single, or sometimes 2 or 3, 1/2"
across; 5 - 9 petals, lance-shaped to egg-shaped, long-pointed;
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| Flowering/fruiting time |
flowers May to June, fruits mid-summer
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| Habitat: |
cool woods, high slopes, peaty soil
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| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a
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| Misc.: |
USDA
lists as facultative wetland, equally likely to occur in wetlands or
non-wetlands (estimated probability 34%-66%).
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