Thesium humifusum DC.
(Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
GenusThesium (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilySANTALACEAE (sandalwoods and mistletoes)
OrderSANTALALES (sandalwoods and mistletoes)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax) :
1: Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
23 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU06 51° 20’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
in flower
Image 1: Flower - in situ - oblique view - highly enlargedImage 2: Flower - in situ - side view - highly enlargedImage 3: Flower - in situ - side view - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Flower - in situ - top view - highly enlargedImage 5: Flower - in situ - top view - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Flowers - in situ - oblique view - highly enlargedImage 7: Flowers - in situ - side view - enlargedImage 8: Flowers - in situ - top view - enlargedImage 9: Flowers - in situ - top view - enlarged (2)
2: Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
10 Jun 2005 OSGR: ST95 51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Image 1: Flowers - face view - enlargedImage 2: Flowers - side view - enlarged
3: Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
5 Apr 2005 OSGR: SP00 51° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: Plant - in springImage 2: Plant - in spring (2)Image 3: Plant - in spring (3)
4: Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
10 Jul 1999 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Flower - side viewImage 2: Flower - top viewImage 3: Flower - top view (2)Image 4: Flower - top view (3)Image 5: Germinating pollen grainImage 6: PollenImage 7: Pollen (2)Image 8: Pollen (3)Image 9: Pollen (4)Image 10: Pollen (5)Image 11: Pollen (6)Image 12: Pollen (7)Image 13: Pollen (8)Image 14: Pollen - composite imageImage 15: Pollen - composite image (2)Image 16: Pollen - two views at different levels of focus
5: Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
6 Jun 1976 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers - enlarged
6: Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
1 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ05 51° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Flower - enlargedImage 2: Fruit - enlarged

Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thesium humifusum (Stars-in-grass, Bastard-toadflax)
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