Common Name -  Star Flower
	Scientific Name - Trientalis borealis
	Family Name -  Primrose (Primulaceae)
Season	Perennial, flowers spring through early summer (May-June).
Habitat	Wet shady woodlands
Flower	Regular, star shaped, with 7 white pointed petals. The blossom, (1/2" wide) is suspended from a long thin stalk. Stamens 7 with gold colored anthers.
Leaves	Five to seven leaves are attached as a whorl below the flower stalk. Leaves are entire, lance shaped and 2 to 4 inches long.
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