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Pacific Starflower

Trientalis borealis

Photo by DianneFrost
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Starflower - Trientalis borealis - Overview, Trientalis borealis

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Pacific starflower

Trientalis borealis

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Jeff Dreier
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Comments (2)
DianneFrost
Yeah, the photos I am seeing show the flowers more pointed, but the leaves look similar. Thank for the ID!
Jeff Dreier
I have seen this species in northern California and Washington, where it occurs in Douglas-fir/western redcedar forests. I think there must be some variation in the "pointiness" of the petals in different parts of its range. The ones I have seen recently look a lot like your photo, but the petals are more pointed.

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PublishedJune 19, 2013

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