Starflower

Lysimachia borealis

"Lysimachia borealis", the starflower, is a North American woodland perennial that blooms between May and June.
Northern Starflower Blooming just off the path is Northern Starflower (Lysimachia borealis ssp. borealis) at the Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Bill Mason Centre,Canada,Dunrobin,Geotagged,Lysimachia borealis,Lysimachia borealis ssp. borealis,Northern Starflower,Ontario,Ottawa,Spring

Appearance

Starflowers have creeping rhizomes with 8 inch vertical stalks. Each stalk has a whorl of 5-9 lanceolate leaves at its tip, with one or two white flowers on smaller stalks extending from the center of the whorl. The flowers are about 0.5 inches across and consist of five to nine petals that form a star-like shape.
Starflower - Lysimachia borealis Habitat: Mixed forest Geotagged,Lysimachia,Lysimachia borealis,Spring,Starflower,United States

Status

Starflower is listed as endangered by Georgia and Kentucky and is listed as threatened by Illinois and Tennessee.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusLysimachia
SpeciesL. borealis
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America