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Trientalis borealis Raf.
starflower

       
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Photo of Trientalis borealis Raf.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Trientalis borealis Raf.

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Distribution:
Trientalis borealis Raf.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Trientalis borealis Raf.

View 11 genera in Primulaceae, 2 species in Trientalis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis. . Image Available.
Trientalis borealis ssp. borealis
starflower
Distribution of Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. latifolia (Hook.) Hultén. . Image Available.
Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia
broadleaf starflower
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Trientalis borealis Raf.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Primulales
Family Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus Trientalis L. – starflower
Species Trientalis borealis Raf. – starflower
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Trientalis borealis Raf.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Georgia:
northern starflower              Endangered
Illinois:
star-flower              Threatened
Kentucky:
northern starflower              Endangered
Tennessee:
northern starflower              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Trientalis borealis Raf.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FAC+ FAC FAC FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO FACW* NI NO NO NO

Trientalis latifolia [=TRBOL]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC- FAC NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Trientalis borealis Raf.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24053.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/22/2008 05:06 PM MDT