''Lithophragma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the
saxifrage family containing about nine species native to western North America. These plants are known generally as woodland stars. The petals of the flowers are usually bright white with deep, long lobes or teeth. Each petal may look like three to five petals, when at closer inspection the lobes fuse into a single petal at its base. Most species reproduce via bulblets instead of seeds. ''L. maximum'' is a federally listed endangered species. ''Lithophragma'' specifically coevolved with moths of the genus ''
Greya
''Greya'' is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae.
Species
The genus consists of the following species:
* ''Greya enchrysa''
* ''Greya kononenkoi''
* ''Greya marginimaculata''
* ''Greya mitellae''
* ''Greya obscura''
* ''Greya obscuromacul ...
'', who pollinate and only lay eggs on ''Lithophragma'' plants.
Species
There are 9 species. The
Flora of North America North of Mexico
The ''Flora of North America North of Mexico'' (usually referred to as ''FNA'') is a multivolume work describing the native plants and naturalized plants of North America, including the United States, Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and Greenla ...
counts 10 species, elevating
''L. parviflorum'' var. ''trifoliatum'' to species status, but the
Jepson Manual considers it to be a variety of
''L. parviflorum'' restricted to California.
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Lithophragma affine'' - San Francisco woodland star
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Lithophragma bolanderi'' - Bolander's woodland star
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Lithophragma campanulatum'' - Siskiyou Mountain woodland star
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Lithophragma cymbalaria'' - mission woodland star
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Lithophragma glabrum'' - bulbous woodland star
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Lithophragma heterophyllum'' - hillside woodland star
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Lithophragma maximum
''Lithophragma maximum'', known by the common name San Clemente Island woodland star, is a rare species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family. It is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the eight Channel Islands of California. It is known ...
'' - San Clemente Island woodland star
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Lithophragma parviflorum'' - smallflower woodland star
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Lithophragma tenellum'' - slender woodland star
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Saxifragaceae genera
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