Lithophragma cymbalaria is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name mission woodland star.

Lithophragma cymbalaria is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing erect or leaning with a slender naked flowering stem.

The small leaves are mostly located on the lower part of the stem, each divided into three rounded lobes.

The stem bears 2 to 8 flowers, each in a cuplike calyx of red or green sepals.

The five petals are white, under one centimeter long, and smooth along the edges or very shallowly toothed.