Trientalis borealis

Rafinesque

Med. Repos., hexade 2, 5: 354. 1808 ,.

Common names: Northern starflower maystar trientale boréale
WeedyIllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Trientalis americana Pursh Trientalis borealis var. tenuifolia House
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 304.

Stems 4–20 cm. Leaves mostly whorled at stem apex, some alternate on proximal stem; blades of distal leaves lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptic, 2.5–10(–12) cm × 6–45 mm, widest at midlength, (proximal leaves abruptly much smaller, 0.1–0.6 cm × 0.3–1.5 mm, ± scalelike), apex acute to acuminate. Pedicels 1–3(–5), 1.5–4 cm, shorter than leaves, usually sparsely stipitate-glandular. Flowers: corolla white, 5.5–8(–10) mm, lobes ovate to narrowly lanceolate, apex acute to acuminate. 2n = 96.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Moist to wet coniferous forest, open heath lands, mature northern hardwood forests
Elevation: 30-1100 m

Distribution

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St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Conn., Ill., Ind., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Anita F. Cholewa +
Rafinesque +
Northern starflower +, maystar +  and trientale boréale +
St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Alta. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Conn. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
30-1100 m +
Moist to wet coniferous forest, open heath lands, mature northern hardwood forests +
Flowering summer. +
Med. Repos., hexade +
Weedy +, Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Trientalis americana +  and Trientalis borealis var. tenuifolia +
Trientalis borealis +
Trientalis +
species +