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Lithophragma bolanderi

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Saxifragaceae

Scientific name
  
Lithophragma bolanderi

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Saxifragales

Genus
  
Lithophragma

Higher classification
  
Lithophragma

Similar
  
Lithophragma, Saxifragaceae, Lithophragma affine, Lithophragma glabrum, Lithophragma parviflorum

Lithophragma bolanderi is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name Bolander's woodland star. It is endemic to California, where it is known from several mountain ranges, including the North Coast Ranges, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and the San Gabriel Mountains. It grows in many types of open habitat. 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 rounded lobes. The stem bears up to 25 flowers, each in a cuplike calyx of red or green sepals. The five petals are white, under one centimeter long, and toothed or smooth along the edges.

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Lithophragma bolanderi Wikipedia