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Lithophragma affine

Lithophragma affine A. Gray

Common Woodland Star, San Francisco Woodland Star, San Francisco Woodland-star, San Francisco Woodlandstar

Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LIAF

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: CA , OR
Native Habitat: Coastal mountains, open, well-drained, grassy slopes, clearings, open bluffs in oak or coniferous-oak woodlands, sometimes in semishade or coastal north-facing canyons.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lithophragma affine in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lithophragma affine in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lithophragma affine

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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