Lysimachia borealis

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Lysimachia borealis
Trientalis borealis, Québec (Matthieu Gauvain).JPG
Scientific classification edit
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.
Synonyms[1]
  • Trientalis americana Pursh
  • Trientalis borealis Raf.

Lysimachia borealis (synonym Trientalis borealis), the starflower, is a North American woodland perennial that blooms between May and June.[2][3]

Description[]

Starflowers have creeping rhizomes with 20 cm (8 in) vertical stalks. Each stalk has a whorl of 5–9 lanceolate leaves at its tip, with 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.[4]

Conservation status[]

Starflower is listed as endangered by Georgia and Kentucky and is listed as threatened by Illinois and Tennessee.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lysimachia borealis (Raf.) U.Manns & Anderb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ VASCAN, Canadensys
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trientalis borealis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ Trientalis borealis Northern Starflower Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. ^ Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis USDA Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  • Northern Starflower, borealforest.org
  • Wildflowers of Minnesota's Northwoods pamphlet, 1999, Minnesota DNR
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