Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Lithophragma > Lithophragma parviflorumLithophragma parviflorum (smallflower woodland-star; smallflower woodlandstar)Synonyms: Lithophragma anemonoides; Lithophragma austromontanum; Lithophragma micrantha; Lithophragma parviflorum var. micranthum; Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum; Mitella parviflora (homotypic); Pleurendotria parviflora (homotypic); Pleurendotria reniformis; Tellima parviflora (homotypic) Lithophragma parviflorum is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name smallflower woodland star. It is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to California to South Dakota and Nebraska, where it grows in several types of open habitat. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing erect or leaning with a naked flowering stem. The leaves are mainly located low on the stem, each cut into three lobes or divided into three lobed leaflets. The stem bears up to 14 flowers, each in a cuplike calyx of red or green sepals. The five petals are bright white, up to 1.6 centimeters long, and usually divided into three toothlike lobes. |
Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [1] | Herb |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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