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      - Order - Rosales - Rosales
        
        Family - Saxifrage Family - Saxifragaceae
        
        Species - Slender Woodland-star - Lithophragma tenellum

Slender Woodland-star - Lithophragma tenellum

Status Under Review
Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SU
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General Description

Stems 5–20 cm. Leaf blades glandular-hairy, 1–2 cm wide, ovate to suborbicular, twice deeply 3-lobed. Flowers 3 to 9; calyx cup-shaped, 2–4 mm long; petals white to pink, 3–7 mm long, 5-lobed, often with an additional 2 small basal lobes. Capsule half exposed above hypanthium (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments

Gallatin and Sanders counties; BC, AB south to CA, CO and SD (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

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Number of Observations: 48
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Habitat

Grasslands, open forest; montane (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Stewardship Responsibility

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Slender Woodland-star — Lithophragma tenellum. MONTANA FIELD GUIDE™. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on October 11, 2026, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDSAX0M090