PLANTS Profile for Trientalis borealis ssp. borealis (starflower)

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Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis
starflower

Symbol:

TRBOB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Primulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis

Trientalis americana

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 715. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis

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Synonyms:
Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis

TRAM11

Trientalis americana Pursh

Distribution:
Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis

View 11 genera in Primulaceae, 2 species in Trientalis, 2 subspecies in Trientalis borealis Raf.

Classification:
Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Primulales
Family	Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus	Trientalis L. – starflower
Species	Trientalis borealis Raf. – starflower
Subspecies	Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis – starflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Georgia:
Trientalis borealis
northern starflower		Endangered
Illinois:
Trientalis borealis
star-flower		Threatened
Kentucky:
Trientalis borealis
northern starflower		Endangered
Tennessee:
Trientalis borealis
northern starflower		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis

Trientalis borealis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FAC+

FAC

FAC+

FACW*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524769.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 11:50 PM CDT