Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Prairie Star (Small Flowered Woodland Star)

Lithophragma parviforum - Common, early spring, perennial, 2-12 in. Tuft with upright, sticky, hairy, purplish stems. Leaves in basal cluster deeply divided into 305 leaflets, divided again and sharp toothed, with 203 smaller leaves alternate on stem, no bulblets. Flowers 5-11 in raceme that lengthens as flowers open, 5 pink or white petals each divided into 3 lobes at tips. Grows in grasslands, sagebrush plains, dry open areas, at low to high elevations. Pink flowers are very flagrant.