Lysimachia borealis (synonym Trientalis borealis), the starflower, is a North American woodland perennial that blooms between May and June.[2][3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Lysimachia |
Species: | L. borealis |
Binomial name | |
Lysimachia borealis (Raf.) U.Manns & Anderb. | |
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Starflowers have creeping rhizomes with 5-20 cm (8 in) vertical stalks. Each stalk has a whorl of 5–10 lanceolate leaves (up to 8 cm long) at its tip, with 1-4 (most often one or two) white flowers on smaller stalks extending from the center of the whorl. The flowers are about 15 mm (1⁄2 in) across and consist of five to nine petals that form a star-like shape. Its fruit is tiny, globe-shaped, pale blue and matte[4][5]
Starflower is listed as endangered by Georgia and Kentucky and is listed as threatened by Illinois and Tennessee.[6]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lysimachia borealis |
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Trientalis borealis |
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