Lithophragma affine
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Lithophragma |
| Species: | L. affine
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithophragma affine | |
Lithophragma affine is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name San Francisco woodland star or fringed woodland star.[1] It is native to the coast of western North America from Oregon to Baja California, where it grows in open habitat on mountain slopes, hills, and canyonsides[2] up to an altitude of 6,600 feet (2,000 m).[1]
It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing erect or leaning with a tall naked flowering stem. The leaves are located on the lower part of the stem, each divided into sharp-pointed lobes. The stem bears up to 15 widely spaced flowers, each in a cuplike calyx of red or green sepals. The five petals are bright white, up to 1.3 centimeters long, and divided into three toothlike lobes at the tips.[2]
Depending on location, it blooms between late January and June.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Blackwell, Laird R. (2012). Wildflowers of California: A Month by Month Guide. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-520-27205-7.
- ^ a b "Archived TJM 1993 treatment for LITHOPHRAGMA affine". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
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