Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Lithophragma heterophyllum is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name hillside woodland star. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of California, where it can generally be found in shady habitat. It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing erect or leaning with a slender naked flowering stem. The leaves are located on the lower part of the stem, each divided into rounded lobes. The stem bears 3 to 12 flowers, each in a cuplike calyx of red or green sepals. The five petals are white, up to 1.2 centimeters long, and usually divided into about three pointed lobes.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

6 - 19 in Tall

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Color

White, Green, Red

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Sunset Zones

4, 5, 6*, 7*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Site type

slopes

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 3 likely

Confirmed Likely

Dysstroma mancipata

Greya politella

Viridiseptis marina