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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Leucocrinum montanum
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

common starlily

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Leucocrinum montanum

ALSO KNOWN AS

Common starlily, Mountain lily, Star lily

Plant family

(Asparagaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Star-like white flowers with 6 petals that rise from the center of a clump of grass-like leaves. Can be up to 6 in tall and found in open areas and with mountain mahogany.
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Identification hints

This low plant has star-like white flowers with 6 petals that rise from the center of a clump of long, narrow, grass-like leaves. It can be up to 6 in tall and is normally found in dry grasslands, meadows, mountain mahogany or open areas. Sand lilies generally bloom between March and June. After they have finished flowering, the entire above-ground parts of the plant wither away. The seed pods develop below ground near the roots of this plant so they often go unnoticed.
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Did you know?

Sand lilies grow best in areas of full sun, such as prairies and meadows. The roots of this plant are edible and have been also been used to make a poultice for reduced swelling of wounds. This plant is the only species in the genus Leucocrinum.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Arizona , California , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Mexico , Nevada , Oregon , South Dakota , Utah , Wyoming
HABITAT
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