Comments on: Starflower is Blooming! http://winterwoman.net/2008/05/17/starflower-is-blooming/ WinterWoman's Observations Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Adam R. Paul http://winterwoman.net/2008/05/17/starflower-is-blooming/#comment-2192 Fri, 23 May 2008 14:17:31 +0000 http://winterwoman.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-2192 That’s a pretty flower, and not all that similar to the one we call Starflower. I dug around a little bit, and turned up taxonomic confusion, as is so often the case. Last I looked, our Starflower was Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia (I have some photos of it at http://adampaul.com/gallery/Wildflowers/Primrose/Pacific%20Starflower/index.html), but looking at the Jepson manual online (the ultimate resource for California flower geekiness – http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/jepsonflora/) it appears that it’s been reclassified and is now known as Broadleaf Starflower, T. latifolia. To add to everything, it’s been moved from Primulaceae (Primroses) to Myrsinaceae (Myrsines, a family I’ve never heard of). Fun stuff :)

]]> By: martytdx http://winterwoman.net/2008/05/17/starflower-is-blooming/#comment-2155 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:10:25 +0000 http://winterwoman.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-2155 Definitely cool how nature naturally (no pun intended) controls infections/infestations like that. Which is why it is such a shame when we tip the balance with invasives which have not natural enemies. Have you seen the articles on the raspberry ants in Texas?

]]> By: toni http://winterwoman.net/2008/05/17/starflower-is-blooming/#comment-2145 Sun, 18 May 2008 10:17:02 +0000 http://winterwoman.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-2145 Wish I could get out nearly every day like you Jen. So thanks for bringing nature to me. So many flowers make you smile.

]]> By: montucky http://winterwoman.net/2008/05/17/starflower-is-blooming/#comment-2142 Sat, 17 May 2008 21:43:21 +0000 http://winterwoman.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-2142 What a beautiful little blossom!

]]> By: winterwoman http://winterwoman.net/2008/05/17/starflower-is-blooming/#comment-2141 Sat, 17 May 2008 20:32:15 +0000 http://winterwoman.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-2141 Yes, I was surprised to learn this is called Star of Bethlehem. I have a completely different flower in my head with that common name:

http://winterwoman.wordpress.com/2007/05/30/identifying-wildflowers/

]]> By: Joan http://winterwoman.net/2008/05/17/starflower-is-blooming/#comment-2140 Sat, 17 May 2008 19:41:34 +0000 http://winterwoman.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-2140 I don’t know this flower but your map shows that it might grow here so I will look for it. Funny, I have some “Star of Bethlehem” but it’s a bulb. Thanks for introducing me to this fascinating flower.

]]> By: scienceguy288 http://winterwoman.net/2008/05/17/starflower-is-blooming/#comment-2139 Sat, 17 May 2008 15:26:31 +0000 http://winterwoman.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-2139 That is really interesting. I guess the eaten plants will not reproduce and pass on their genes to further plants.

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