Green Nature

Gold Star

picture of a gold star flower

The Gold Star (Crocidium multicaule), a Northwest species, is the sole representative of the Crocidium species in the United States.

They are among the earliest blooming plants of spring and can be identified by the eight petal flower growing on a thin stem.

Reaching about a foot in height, they often grow en masses at lower and mid elevations of grassy fields and hillsides.

© 2009 Patricia A. Michaels