| Description | Star Flower (Trientalis borealis) is a native perennial wildflower with 1-3 white flowers on erect pedicels above the whorled leaves. Found in shaded, moist soils. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | at least 4 |
| Sunlight | light shade to dappled sunlight |
| Moisture | moist conditions |
| Soil & Site | Moist soils and can also thrive in dry, sandy, acidic soils |
| Flowers | The star-shaped white flowers grow at the top of the stem on erect or ascending pedicels. Each flower has 6 to 8 petals. The plant generally has 1 to 3 flowers, with 1 to 2 being the most common. The sepals (petals) form a star-like corolla. |
| Fruit | Has ovoid seed capsules that are 5-celled. |
| Leaves | The plant features a single whorl at the top of its stem, and the green compound leaf consists of 7 to 9 leaflets |
| Stems | Has a single stem topped with the whorl leaf. |
| Roots | It has a rhizomatous and fibrous root system; the rhizomes are slender and long. |
| Dimensions | 8 inches |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Native Site | Found growing in deciduous and coniferous forests in acid, moist soils, it also can thrive in dry, sandy, acidic soils. |
| Misc Facts | The Latin name means “one-third of a foot,” corresponding to its average height. The taxonomy has been changed, and it is now Lysimachia borealis, a member of the Myrsinaceae family. |
| Author's Notes | The first time I saw these plants was in a grove of Red Pine growing on the mature side of the dune. They were happily growing in the needle litter of the Red Pines |
| Notes & Reference | #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info), #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info), #274-Site Authors' observations |
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