Hill Star (Lithophragma heterophyllum) Login         


        Description
  • EW Bloom Mar - Jun
  • This flowering saxifrage is especially beautiful with its 3-pointed petals.
  • Look for small flowers on a stalk standing above roundish green leaves.
  • Grows to a bit under 2 feet tall.
  • Found on shaded slopes in coastal mountain ranges.
  • CA native
  • AKA Hillside Woodland Star, Woodland Star
  • Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae)



Tiny white flowers with 3-pointed petals grow on an erect stalk. Roundish lobed leaves grow below.



Each petal has a main point and two side points (sometimes more).



Flowers are bell shaped, with the base covered by green or red sepals.

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Hill Star has bright-white petals that often have pointed lobes at their tip, like rays of light from a star. Petals attach to a floral cup which h ...

The Hill Star has roundish leaves near the bottom and more pointed leaves further up the stem. It's species name, [i]heterophyllum[/i], means "differ ...

Flowers connect to a naked stem on short stalks. The base of the flower can be red or green.

The base of the flower is squared off - the primary feature that distinguishes it from Woodland Star ([i]Lithophragma affine[/i]). Woodland Star has ...

Hill Star has a special relationship with Greya Moths, which lay their eggs on the flower's ovary, at the same time pollinating the flower. The hat ...