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Gagea villosa, common name hairy star of Bethlehem, [2] is a Eurasian and North African plant species in the lily family. Gagea villosa is found in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Its range extends from Spain and Morocco east to Russia and Iran, and as far north as Sweden. [1] It was first described to science by Bieberstein in 1808. [3] [2]
Monoptilon bellioides, the desert star, also called Mojave desertstar, [1] is a desert flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Description
Liatris punctata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names dotted gayfeather, dotted blazingstar, and narrow-leaved blazingstar.It is native to North America, where it occurs throughout the plains of central Canada, the central United States, and northern Mexico.
Liatris spicata, the dense blazing star, prairie feather, gayfeather [1] or button snakewort, [2] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America [ 3 ] where it grows in moist prairies and sedge meadows.
An unpierced mullet is sometimes called a "star" in Scottish heraldry, and stars also appear in English and continental heraldry under that name (often with six points). The "spur revel" is also found in Scottish heraldry. The estoile: A star with (usually six) wavy rays is called an estoile (the Old French word for 'star'; modern French étoile).
Lithophragma is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family containing about nine species native to western North America. These plants are known generally as woodland stars . The petals of the flowers are usually bright white with deep, long lobes or teeth.
Plants grown in dry soils tend to be smaller and lower growing. Since plants typically go summer dormant, seed raised plants need three or more years of growth before they are large enough to bloom. For some species, if given frequent light fertilization and kept moist, dormancy can be delayed resulting in larger plants after germination and ...
Cryptanthus bivittatus, (commonly known as Earth star) is a small, terrestrial species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. Reaching a height of only 6 - 8 inches and preferring moderate or diffuse light, it is commonly used in terrariums and novelty planters.