San Francisco Woodland Star: the 39th Flower of Spring!

In mid-March, I posted the 20th Flower of Spring, the Smallflower Woodland Star. I mentioned that we had another kind that grows on our property, which I had taken older pictures of in May of last year. What fun it was to see a twinkling floral snowflake a couple of weeks ago and run over to smile in joy at one of my favorite flowers! Please say hello to this elegant beauty, the San Francisco Woodland Star! You can see why I adore this flower! It looks just like a snowflake cut from paper and accented with just a tinge of pink! They are stunning, and hundreds are in full bloom all over our lower forests right now! I'm in heaven!! :D

This delicate flower can be found from Oregon to Baja, California, where it grows in open forests, mountain- and hillsides and in meadows at the edge of forests. Up to 15 blossoms grow on each stem, which grows from rhizomes to the height of about 2 feet.

If you would like to know more about this flower, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: San Francisco Woodland Star (Lithophragma affine)