Flower ID: IMG_0548.JPG-05-28-2017 Flower name (scientific): Lysimachia borealis (Rafinesque) U. Manns & A. Anderberg PY: 2009. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ly-sih-MAK-ee-ah (or lis-ih-MAK-ee-ah) bore-ee-AL-is Flower name (common): Starflower Family name (common): Primrose Family name (scientific): Primulaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Two explanations are offered for this name. Named by Dioscorides after King Lysimachus (Lysimachos, 360 BCE – 281 BCE) of Thrace. Or from the Ancient Greek λύσιζ, lúsis, a loosening. Specific epithet: Latin for northern. Common name origin: From the star-like (seven or eight-pointed) shape of the flowers. Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 0.5 inches (8 to 13 mm) Petal count: 7 or 8 Color: White. Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Erect Size: 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) Stem hairy: glabrous Other: Leaf description: attachment is whorl, type is simple, sessile or almost so, margin entire. Size: Leaves up to 10 to 12 cm long and 4.5 cm wide. Color: medium green Hairy: glabrous Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Forests, woods, shade or part shade, moist to wet, rich soil. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe used the smoke from the root with other ingredients when hunting as an attractant for deer (Smith, p. 431, 1932). In this reference, Smith uses the old synonym name Trientalis americana for this plant. Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Trientalis borealis Raf., Med. Repos. ser 2, 5: 354 (1808). Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 1 homotypic synonym for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 7 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed