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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: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: 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) CalfloraWebref 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 PlantsFNA: Find Lithophragma tenellum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lithophragma tenellum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR