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Prairie Star, Woodland Star
(Lithophragma bulbifera)
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Form:
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2-10 inch stems, hairy and purplish, with
3-5
flowers at tip
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Leaves:
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Basal group of palmately compound leaves, 1 inch long with
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3-5 leaflets. stem leaves 3-lobed and the lobes 3-parted.
Small red
bulblets on stem where leaves meet stem.
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Flowers:
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3-5 white to pinkish petals each with 3-5 thin fingers
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Habitat:
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Abundant on dry open areas
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Season:
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Spring (April-June)
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