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Wildflowers - Star Lily
 
Star Lily - Leucocrinum montanum
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Star Lily - Leucocrinum montanum
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The Star Lilly has several common names including sand lily, sage lily, mountain lily, wild tuberose, and Star-of-Bethlehem.  The word Leucocrinum comes from Greek meaning "white lily."
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Porcupine in tree  

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Porcupine babies are called porcupettes. When they are born they have 15,000 quills. Porcupettes are born in the spring and, lucky for mom, the quills are soft. They can climb trees within an hour of birth.
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Last Updated: May 18, 2007 at 12:23 EST