Starflower or star flower may refer to:
Plants
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Borage
Borage ( or ; ''Borago officinalis''), also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae native to the Mediterranean region. Although the plant contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some parts ar ...
(''Borago officinalis''), an annual herb, and its product starflower oil
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Calytrix
''Calytrix'' is a genus of about 83 species of flowering plants, commonly known as star flowers, in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Calytrix'' are small to large shrubs with small, spreading and more or ...
'', a shrub of the myrtle family, native to Australia
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Erinus alpinus'', an alpine plant
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Isotoma axillaris
''Isotoma axillaris'', commonly known as rock isotome or showy isotome, is a small herbaceous perennial in the family Campanulaceae. It usually has blue or mauve star-shaped flowers from September to May. It may also be called blue star, star flo ...
'', a herbaceous perennial from Australia
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Grewia occidentalis
''Grewia occidentalis'', the crossberry, is a species of deciduous tree, indigenous to Southern Africa.
Description
A dense, attractive shrub or small tree with dark green leaves 3-10m high, sometimes scrambling. The common names are "crossbe ...
'' (crossberry or lavender star flower)
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Ipheion'', a genus of small bulbous perennials
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Orbea variegata
''Orbea variegata'', also known as the star flower, carrion flower, starfish cactus and toad cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to the coastal belt of the Western Cape, South Africa, growing actively ...
'', a succulent from South Africa
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Ornithogalum
''Ornithogalum'' is a genus of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa belonging to the family Asparagaceae. Some species are native to other areas such as the Caucasus. Some species are classified as noxious invas ...
'', a genus of perennial bulbous plants, including:
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O. arabicum'' (star-of-Bethlehem)
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O. dubium'' (sun star or orange star)
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O. narbonense'' (pyramidal star-of-Bethlehem)
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O. nutans'' (drooping star-of-Bethlehem)
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O. pyrenaicum'' (Bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, spiked star-of-Bethlehem)
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O. umbellatum'' (common star-of-Bethlehem)
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Trientalis/
Lysimachia
''Lysimachia'' ( ) is a genus consisting of 182 accepted species of flowering plants traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae. Based on a molecular phylogenetic study it was transferred to the family Myrsinaceae, before this family w ...
'', shrubs of the primrose family including:
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Trientalis borealis
''Lysimachia borealis'' (synonym ''Trientalis borealis''), the starflower, is a North American woodland perennial that blooms between May and June.
Description
Starflowers have creeping rhizomes with vertical stalks. Each stalk has a whorl of ...
'', northern starflower
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Trientalis europaea'', European starflower or Arctic starflower
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Trientalis latifolia'', Pacific starflower
Other uses
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''Starflower'' (album), 2017 Jennifer Paige album
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Starflower (My Little Pony)
The ''My Little Pony'' franchise debuted in 1982, as the creation of American illustrator and designer Bonnie Zacherle. Together with sculptor Charles Muenchinger and manager Steve D'Aguanno, Zacherle submitted a design patent in August 1981 fo ...
, a pony character in the My Little Pony franchise
*''Starflower'', 2012 novel by
Anne Elisabeth Stengl
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