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Starflower

Trientalis borealis

CommonPlant
Illustration of Starflower (Trientalis borealis)

Starflower is a delicate native wildflower of boreal and northern hardwood forests, producing a single whorl of leaves from which slender stalks bear perfect seven-petaled white flowers—unusual in flowering plants, which more commonly have five petals. It grows from a tiny underground tuber and forms scattered colonies in cool, moist, shaded forests.

Habitat
Cool, moist boreal and northern hardwood forests across northeastern North America
Diet
Flowers visited by small native bees
How common
Common

Best time to see a Starflower

The best time to see a Starflower is April–May, when about 64% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 48,331 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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