Lithophragma glabrum
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Lithophragma glabrum is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family
known by the common name bulbous woodland star. It is native to western North America from British Columbia
to California
and Saskatchewan
to Colorado
, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a rhizomatous
perennial herb growing erect or leaning with a slender naked flowering stem. The small leaves are mostly located on the lower part of the stem. Each is cut into three deep fingerlike lobes or divided into three leaflets which may be further subdivided. The stem bears 1 to 7 flowers, each in a cuplike calyx of hairy red or green sepal
s. The five petals are white or pink-tinged, up to about 7 millimeters long, and divided into several toothlike lobes. Next to the flowers are bract
s with accompanying bulb
lets. The plant reproduces
when these bulblets drop to the ground and take root.
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a plant family with about 460 known species in 36 genera. In Europe there are 12 genera.The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic...
known by the common name bulbous woodland star. It is native to western North America from British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a rhizomatous
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
perennial herb growing erect or leaning with a slender naked flowering stem. The small leaves are mostly located on the lower part of the stem. Each is cut into three deep fingerlike lobes or divided into three leaflets which may be further subdivided. The stem bears 1 to 7 flowers, each in a cuplike calyx of hairy red or green sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s. The five petals are white or pink-tinged, up to about 7 millimeters long, and divided into several toothlike lobes. Next to the flowers are bract
Bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture...
s with accompanying bulb
Bulb
A bulb is a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases. The leaves often function as food storage organs during dormancy.A bulb's leaf bases, known as scales, generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the plant to survive adverse conditions. At the center of the bulb is...
lets. The plant reproduces
Vegetative reproduction
Vegetative reproduction is a form of asexual reproduction in plants. It is a process by which new individuals arise without production of seeds or spores...
when these bulblets drop to the ground and take root.