Starflower
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- BorageBorageBorage, , also known as a starflower, is an annual herb originating in Syria, but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean region, as well as Asia Minor, Europe, North Africa, and South America. It grows to a height of , and is bristly or hairy all over the stems and leaves; the leaves are...
(Borago officinalis) An annual herb from Syria, naturalized in much of Europe, North Africa, and Iran - CalytrixCalytrixCalytrix is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. They are commonly known as Starflowers.Calytrix are endemic to Australia, occurring in all of its states.Species include:...
, a shrub of the myrtle family, native to Australia - TrientalisTrientalisTrientalis is a small genus of flowering plants containing three species known as starflowers or wintergreens. These plants have the unusual trait of sometimes bearing flower parts in sevens. They may also come in fives and sixes. The roots are tuber-like. They are native to North America and...
, shrubs of the primrose family including:- Trientalis borealisTrientalis borealisTrientalis borealis is a North American woodland perennial, it is also known as the Starflower. The starflower grows up to 9 inches tall and has one or two white flowers which consist of seven petals that form a star-like shape. The flowers are found on top of stalks which are above the lanceolate...
, the Northern Starflower, native to North America - Trientalis europaeaTrientalis europaeaTrientalis europaea is a plant in the Myrsinaceae family, called by the common name chickweed wintergreen or Arctic starflower. It is a small herbaceous perennial plant with one or more whorls of obovate leaves. The leaves take on a copper hue in late summer. The solitary white flowers appear in...
, the European Starflower or syn. Trientalis arctica, Arctic Starflower, native to Eurasia - Trientalis latifoliaTrientalis latifoliaTrientalis latifolia is a low-growing perennial with leaves distributed levelly in a single group....
, the Pacific Starflower, found in California.
- Trientalis borealis
- Grewia occidentalisGrewia occidentalisGrewia occidentalis is a small, hardy, attractive tree indigenous to Southern Africa.A small, scrambling, deciduous tree reaching a height of about 3m, its purple, star-shaped flowers appear in summer, followed by distinctive four-lobed berries...
, also known as crossberry or lavender star flower. - Several plants in the Ornithogalum, a genus of perennial bulbous plants in the HyacinthaceaeHyacinthaceaeScilloideae is a subfamily of the monocot family Asparagaceae in the order Asparagales. The Scilloideae are bulbous flowering plants, which have sometimes been placed in a separate family, the Hyacinthaceae. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Scilla...
family, including:- O. arabicumOrnithogalum arabicumOrnithogalum arabicum is a species of star of Bethlehem native to a variety of areas of Europe.- References :...
(Star-of-Bethlehem) - O. dubiumOrnithogalum dubiumOrnithogalum dubium, also known as Sun Star, is a perennial bulbous flowering plant of the family Hyacinthaceae. It is a South African endemic.-Description:...
(Sun Star or Orange Star) - O. narbonenseOrnithogalum narbonenseOrnithogalum narbonense, common names Narbonne Star-of-Bethlehem, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant with underground bulbs, belonging to the genus Ornithogalum of the Asparagaceae family...
(Pyramidal Star-of-Bethlehem) - O. nutansOrnithogalum nutansOrnithogalum nutans is a species of star of Bethlehem. It is cultivated, and has naturalized, outside its native range, for example in North America. At least in North America, it is not as common as Ornithogalum umbellatum.- Cultivation :...
(Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem) - O. pyrenaicumOrnithogalum pyrenaicumOrnithogalum pyrenaicum, also called Prussian asparagus, wild asparagus, Bath Asparagus, Pyrenees star of Bethlehem or spiked star of Bethlehem, is a plant whose young flower shoots may be eaten as a vegetable, similar to asparagus.The common name "Bath Asparagus" comes from the fact it was once...
(Bath Asparagus/Prussian Asparagus/Spiked Star-of-Bethlehem) - O. umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatum , is a perennial bulbous flowering plant, native throughout most of southern and central Europe , and in northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia...
(Common Star-of-Bethlehem)
- O. arabicum