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Lithophragma tenellum

Lithophragma tenellum Nutt.

Slender Woodland Star, Slender Woodland-star, Slender Woodlandstar

Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)

Synonym(s): Lithophragma australe, Lithophragma brevilobum, Lithophragma rupicola, Lithophragma tenellum var. thompsonii

USDA Symbol: LITE4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Sagebrush desert in mountainous regions or high plateaus, dry, open forest, meadows, grasslands and shrublands, sometimes in mesic subalpine habitats.

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

Metadata

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

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